Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀇
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Prakrit *𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀇
Connected with *𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀟𑀇 (*paggaḍaï)—whence Punjabi ਪਗੜਣਾ (pagaṛṇā) and Odia ପଗଡ଼ିବା (pagaṛibā)—, from 𑀧𑀕𑁆𑀕- (pagga-, “to seize”) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀟- (-ḍa-). The devoicing of -𑀕𑁆𑀕- (-gga-) to -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-) is unexpected. Perhaps influenced by 𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠𑀇 (kaḍḍhaï, “to pull”), 𑀧𑀓𑀟𑁆𑀠 (pakaḍḍha, “dragged”).
Verb
*𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟𑀇 (*pakkaḍaï) (Devanagari *पक्कडइ) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)
- to seize
Descendants
- Central Indo-Aryan:
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Assamese: পাকড়া (pakora)
- Bengali: পাকড়া (pakoṛa)
- Odia: ପକଡ଼ାଇବା (pakaṛāibā)
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Kumaoni: [script needed] (pakaṛṇo)
- Nepali: पक्रनु (pakranu)
- Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
- Gurmukhi script: ਪਕੜਣਾ (pakaṛṇā), ਫਕੜਣਾ (phakaṛṇā)
- Shahmukhi script: پکڑنا (pakaṛṇā), پھکڑنا (phakaṛṇā)
- Punjabi:
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: पकडणे (pakaḍṇe)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: પકડવું (pakaḍvũ)
- Marwari: pakaṛṇo
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “pakkaḍ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 429