Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩

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 1

Uncertain, perhaps from Dravidian. Compare Telugu డబ్బి (ḍabbi), అడపు (aḍapu, “to be contained”).

Alternative forms

*𑀟𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍibba), *𑀟𑁂𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍĕbba), *𑀟𑀸𑀯 (*ḍāva), *𑀤𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dabba), *𑀤𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dibba)

Noun

*𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍabba) m (Devanagari *डब्ब) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

box
(in some descendants) unripe coconut

Descendants

*𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍabba)
- Assamese: ডবা (doba)
- Bengali: ডাব (ḍabo), ডাবা (ḍaba), ডাবু (ḍabu)
- Gujarati: ડાબડી (ḍābḍī), ડબડું (ḍabḍũ)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: डाब (ḍāb), डब्बा (ḍabbā), डब्बी (ḍabbī), डबरी (ḍabrī)
  - Urdu: ڈاب (ḍāb), ڈبا (ḍabbā), ڈبی (ḍabbī), ڈبری (ḍabrī)
  - → Gulf Arabic: دَبّة
  - → English: dabba
  - → Tamil: டப்பா (ṭappā)
- Kumaoni: डाबा (ḍābā)
- Lahnda: ڈبی (ḍabbī)
- Marathi: डबा (ḍabā), डब्बा m (ḍabbā), डबडे n (ḍabḍe)
- Odia: ଡାବ (ḍāba), ଡବା (ḍabā), ଡାବା (ḍābā)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਡੱਬ (ḍabba), ਡੱਬਾ (ḍabbā)
  
  Shahmukhi script: ڈب (ḍabb), ڈبا (ḍabbā)
- → Swahili: dafu
  - → Malagasy: dafo
*𑀟𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍibba)
- Bengali: ডিবা (ḍiba)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: डिब्बा (ḍibbā), डिबी (ḍibī), डिब्बी (ḍibbī)
  - Urdu: ڈبا (ḍibbā), ڈبی (ḍibī), ڈبی (ḍibbī)
- Kumaoni: [script needed] (ḍibi)
- Nepali: डिबिया (ḍibiyā)
- Odia: ଡିବା (ḍibā)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਡਿੱਬਾ (ḍibbā)
  
  Shahmukhi script: ڈبا (ḍibbā)
*𑀟𑁂𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍĕbba)
- *𑀟𑁂𑀩𑁆𑀩𑀺𑀆 (*ḍĕbbiā)
  - Awadhi: डेबिया (ḍebiyā)
*𑀟𑀸𑀯 (*ḍāva)
- Maithili: डावा (ḍāvā)
- Marathi: डाव (ḍāv), डव (ḍav), डऊ (ḍaū)

Etymology 2

Unknown. Related to Kashmiri [script needed] (ḍobᵘ).

Alternative forms

*𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dribba), *𑀥𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dhabba)

Noun

*𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍabba) m (Devanagari *डब्ब) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

spot

Descendants

*𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*ḍabba)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਡੱਬ (ḍabba), ਡੱਬਾ (ḍabbā), ਡੱਬੀ (ḍabbī)
  
  Shahmukhi script: ڈب (ḍabb), ڈبا (ḍabbā), ڈبی (ḍabbī)
- Sindhi: [script needed] (ḍ̠aḇo, “a kind of dog”)
- *𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩-𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀅 (*ḍabba-kka-a)
  - Gujarati: ડબકો (ḍabko)
- *𑀟𑀩𑁆𑀩-𑀭 (*ḍabba-ra)
  - Nepali: डाबर (ḍābar)
*𑀤𑁆𑀭𑀺𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dribba)
- Sindhi: [script needed] (ḍriḇuṛu)
*𑀥𑀩𑁆𑀩 (*dhabba)
- Gujarati: ધાબું (dhābũ)
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: धब्बा (dhabbā)
  - Urdu: دھبا (dhabbā)
- Lahnda: دھبا (dhabbā)
- Nepali: धब्बो (dhabbo)
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਧੱਬਾ (dhabbā)
  
  Shahmukhi script: دھبا (dhabbā)

References

Alfred Master (1948), “Indo-Aryan and Dravidian III”, in Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies‎^[1], volume 12, number 2, University of London, page 348 of 340-364
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “dabba”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 310