Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝

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

Unknown. Compare Sanskrit लट्वा f (laṭvā, “curl on forehead”), लता (latā, “creeper; thong of whip”).

Noun

*𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*laṭṭa) f (Devanagari *लट्ट) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)[1]

  1. something hanging
  2. ?lock of hair

Descendants

Inherited
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Nepali: लट्टो (laṭṭo)
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Punjabic:
      • Punjabi: ਲਟ (laṭ)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Gujarati: લટ (laṭ)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
Verbs extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*laṭṭa²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 683
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