𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *wenh₁-

Sanskrit व॒नोति॑ (vanóti)

Prakrit 𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀇

Inherited from Sanskrit वन॑ति (vánati), व॒नोति॑ (vanóti, “to desire, gain”).^[1]

Verb

𑀯𑀡𑁂𑀇 (vaṇei) (Devanagari वणेइ) (transitive) ^[2]

to ask for, request
Synonym: 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï)

Descendants

Most descendants reflex an intransitive form *𑀯𑀡𑀇 (*vaṇaï):

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: बनना (bannā, “to become, be made”)
    - → Gujarati: બનવું (banvũ)
    - → Kashmiri: بَنُن (banun)
    - → Marathi: बनणे (banṇe)
  - Urdu: بَنْنَا (bannā, “to become, be made”)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: বনা (bona)
- Bengali: বানানো (bananō, “to create”)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: बन्नु (bannu, “to become, be made”)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Sindhi: وَڻَڻُ / वणणु (vaṇaṇu, “to suit”)
- Punjabi: ਬਣਨਾ / بَننا (baṇnā, “to be made, be fit, suit”)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “vánati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 657
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “वण”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].