Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Uncertain. Turner suggests a denominal verb from Sanskrit आर्त॑ (ā́rta).[1]
Verb
*𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*aṭṭati) (Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan)
- to contain
Descendants
- Dardic:
- Prakrit: *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*aṭṭaï) (see there for further descendants)
References
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “aṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 10