Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝

This 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.

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂elh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás

Sanskrit *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá)vṛd.

Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá)

Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝

Inherited from Sanskrit *आ॒र्त (*ārtá), a vṛddhi derivative of *ऋ॒त (*ṛtá, “ground”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”), from *h₂elh₁-.^[1]^[2]

Noun

*𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa) m (Devanagari *अट्ट) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

flour
Synonym: 𑀧𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (piṭṭha)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: आटा (āṭā)
  - Urdu: آٹا (āṭā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali-Assamese:
  - Assamese: আটা (ata)
  - Bengali: আটা (aṭa)
- Bihari:
  - Bhojpuri: आटा (āṭā)
  - Magahi: 𑂄𑂀𑂗𑂰 (ā̃ṭā)
- Odia: ଅଟା (aṭā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: आटो (āṭo)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabic:
  - Pahari-Potwari: آٹا (āṭā)
  - Punjabi: ਆਟਾ / آٹا (āṭā)
- Sindhic:
  - Sindhi: اَٽو / अटो (aṭo)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Old Gujarati:
  - Gujarati: આટો (āṭo)
  - Marwari: आटौ (āṭau)
  - Vaghri: આટ્ટો (āṭṭo)
- Romani: arro
→ Sanskrit: अट्ट (aṭṭa, “food”)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*ārta²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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