Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀠𑁂𑀭

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Unknown. Compare Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan *𑀠𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*ḍhikka, β€œlump”).

Noun

*𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍheram (Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan)[1]

  1. lump, heap

Descendants

  • Dardic:
    • Kashmiric:
      • Kashmiri: [script needed] (ḍēr)
    • Pashayi:
      • Southeast Pashayi: [script needed] (ḍēr)
  • Proto-New Indo-Aryan: *𑀠𑁂𑀭 (*ḍhera) (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), β€œ*ḍhΔ“ra¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 317