Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/π‘€©π‘€Όπ‘€Ÿπ‘†π‘€Ÿπ‘€’π‘€Ί

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

Alternative forms

  • *π‘€Ÿπ‘€Όπ‘€©π‘†π‘€©π‘€’π‘€Ί (*ḍubbati)

Etymology

    Unknown.

    Verb

    *π‘€©π‘€Όπ‘€Ÿπ‘†π‘€Ÿπ‘€’π‘€Ί (*buḍḍati)[1] (intransitive, Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan)

    1. to set

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiric:
        • Kashmiri: [script needed] (bŏḍun, β€œto sink, dive”)
      • Shinaic:
    • Prakrit: π‘€©π‘€Όπ‘€Ÿπ‘†π‘€Ÿπ‘€‡ (buḍḍaΓ―) (see there for further descendants)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), β€œ*buḍyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 524