𑀳𑀺𑀫

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰey-
Proto-Indo-European *-ōm
Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás
Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰimás
Sanskrit हि॒म (himá)
Prakrit 𑀳𑀺𑀫

    Inherited from Sanskrit हि॒म (himá),[1] from Proto-Indo-Aryan *źʰimás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ȷ́ʰimás, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰimós, from *ǵʰey- + *-ōm.

    Noun

    𑀳𑀺𑀫 (hima) n (Devanagari हिम) [2]

    1. dew
    2. ice, snow
    3. cold, coldness
    4. sandalwood

    Descendants

    Descendants
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਹਿਓ (hio)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Konkani: इंव (ĩv)
      • Old Marathi: 𑘮𑘱𑘽𑘪 (hiṃva)
        • Marathi: हिंव (hiuva)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Romani: iv

    Noun

    𑀳𑀺𑀫 (hima) m (Devanagari हिम) [2]

    1. (Hinduism) the sixth नरक (naraka)
    2. winter

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “himá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “हिम”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 948.
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