𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate)?
    Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï)

    Uncertain. Perhaps derived from an unattested *𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (*cakkhaï), from Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate), from चक्ष् (cakṣ, “to see, become visible”), but this raises phonetic issues. Probably not from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati, “to be able to”); see there for more on the counter-argument.

    Verb

    𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï) (Devanagari चाहइ) [1][2]

    1. to want, desire

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਚਾਹੁਣਾ (cāhuṇā), ਚਾਹਣਾ (cāhṇā)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: چاهڻُ (cāhaṇu)
        Devanagari script: चाहणु (cāhaṇu)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: ચાહવું (cāhvũ)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “चाह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 259
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