𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯
Prakrit
Etymology 1
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit स॒व्य (savyá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sawyás, from Proto-Indo-European *(h₁)sewyós (“left”). Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (hwy /hōy/, “left, left-hand”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva) (Devanagari सव्व) [1][2]
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀲𑀭𑁆𑀯 (sarva), from Sanskrit सर्व॑ (sárva), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sárwas (“whole, all, entire”), from Proto-Indo-European *solh₂-wós, from *solh₂- (“whole”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva) (Devanagari सव्व) [1][3]
Descendants
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: සව (sawa), හව (hawa)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Western Indo-Aryan:
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “सव्व”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “savyá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 767
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sárva”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 766