𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-?

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas

Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit अक्ष॑ (ákṣa), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háćšas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱs- + *-os.

Noun

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha) m (Devanagari अक्ख) ^[1]

Descendants

Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- ⇒ Bihari: अखौत (akhaut), अखौता (akhautā)
- Odia: ଅଖ (akha)
Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: අක (aka), අකුව (akuwa)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: 𑘁𑘽𑘏 (āṃkha), 𑘁𑘎 (āka)
  - Marathi: (ās) (< *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa))
    Devanagari script: आस
    Modi script: 𑘁𑘭
    - → Gujarati: આંસ (ā̃sa)
  - Varhadi: (ākh, ās) (< *𑘁𑘽𑘭 (*āṃsa))
    Devanagari script: आख, आस
    Modi script: 𑘁𑘏, 𑘁𑘭
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: આંક (ā̃ka)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha)

Inherited from Sanskrit अ॒क्ष (akṣá).

Noun

𑀅𑀓𑁆𑀔 (akkha) m (Devanagari अक्ख) ^[2]

(gambling) die
the plant Elaeocarpus angustifolius or its seed

Descendants

Insular Indo-Aryan:
- Sinhalese: අක (aka)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: आख (ākh)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ákṣa¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 1
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “akṣá²”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 2

Further reading

Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “अक्ख”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].