khojoón

Kohistani Shina

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *kes-
Proto-Indo-European *ksew-?
Proto-Indo-European *k⁽ʷ⁾sewd-
Proto-Indo-Iranian *kšawd-
Sanskrit क्षुद् (kṣud)
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Sanskrit -य (-ya)
Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya)?
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja)denom.
Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati)
Kohistani Shina khojoón

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀢𑀺 (*khojjati, “to seek”),[1] denominal verb from *𑀔𑁄𑀚𑁆𑀚 (*khojja, “footprint”), possibly from Sanskrit क्षोद्य (kṣodya, “(that which is) to be trampled or stepped upon”), from क्षुद् (kṣud, “crush”) + -य (-ya). Cognate with Palula khooǰóo.

    Verb

    khojoón[2]

    1. to ask

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*khōjja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 208
    2. ^ Schmidt, Ruth Laila; Kohistani, Razwal; Zarin, Mohammad Manzar (2008), A Grammar of the Shina Language of Indus Kohistan, Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, page 162
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