Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧
Prakrit
Etymology
Etymology tree
Prakrit *𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧
Deverbal from 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (cappaï, “to press, flatten”).
Adjective
*𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*cappa) (Devanagari *चप्प) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)
- flat, clapping, slapping
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Related terms
- 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀟𑀻 f (cappuḍī, “snapping fingers”) (see there for further descendants)
- 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀼𑀟𑀺𑀬𑀸 (cappuḍiyā)
Descendants
Inherited
Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀢𑁆𑀢- (-tta-); compare Sanskrit चर्पट (carpaṭa, “thin biscuit of flour”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “capp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 253