Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺

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

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Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ)der.?
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺

    The stem is perhaps from the root *स्पिर् (*spir), from Sanskrit 𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀾 (spṛ, “to release”).

    Verb

    *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)[1] (Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan)

    1. (intransitive) to move, wander, turn

    Reconstruction notes

    • This term is reconstructed as Early Middle Indo-Aryan because there are Dardic descendants in addition to being attested in both Prakrit and Apabhramsa.

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiri: phirun
        Arabic script: پھِرُن
        Devanagari script: फिरुन
        Sharada script: 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆶𑆤𑇀
      • Shina: phiryōno (Drasi)
        Arabic script: پِھریونۆ
        Devanagari script: फिर्योनॊ
    • Prakrit: 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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