𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-der.?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárdʰati
Sanskrit वर्ध॑ति (várdhati)
Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀢𑀺 (vaḍhati)
Prakrit 𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀯𑀠𑀢𑀺 (vaḍhati), from Sanskrit वर्ध॑ति (várdhati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hwárdʰati, possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lewdʰ-, or possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₃erdʰ-.

    Verb

    𑀯𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (vaḍḍhaï) (Devanagari वड्ढइ) [1][2]

    1. to increase

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: වඩිනවා (waḍinawā)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वड्ढ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “várdhatē”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 663
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