𑀲𑀺𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱer-der.?
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂der.?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₂-
Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os ~ ḱŕ̥h₂-es-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has
Sanskrit शिर॑स् (śíras)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀭

    Inherited from Sanskrit शिर॑स् (śíras), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćŕ̥Has, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱŕ̥h₂-os ~ ḱŕ̥h₂-es-, from *ḱerh₂-, possibly from *ḱer- or *-h₂.[1]

    Noun

    𑀲𑀺𑀭 (sira) n (Devanagari सिर) [2]

    1. head

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: සිර (sira)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “śíras”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 721
    2. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “सिर”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
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