𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂ew

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háwa

Sanskrit अव (ava)

Sanskrit अव- (ava-)

Proto-Indo-European *ml̥Hdʰṓ

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥Hdʰā́

Sanskrit मूर्धन् (mūrdhan)

Proto-Indo-European *-kos

Sanskrit -क (-ka)

Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka)

Prakrit 𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga)

Inherited from Sanskrit अवमूर्धक (avamūrdhaka), from अव- (ava-) + मूर्धन् (mūrdhan) + -क (-ka).^[1]

Adjective

𑀑𑀫𑀼𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀕 (omuddhaga) (Devanagari ओमुद्धग) ^[2]

face-down
- c. 200 BCE, Sudharmasvami, Sūtrakṛtāṅga:
  ओमुद्धगा धरणियले पडंति
  omuddhagā dharaṇiyale paḍaṃti
  (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: औंधा (aundhā)
  - Urdu: اَونْدھا (aundhā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: उँधो (ũdho)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਊਂਧਾ (ūndhā), ਮੂਧਾ (mūdhā)
- Sindhi:
  Arabic script: اُنْڌو (undho)
  
  Devanagari script: उन्धो (undho)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ઊંધું (ū̃dhũ)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “avamūrdha”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 35
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “ओमुद्धग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].