𑀣𑀺𑀅

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀣𑀺𑀅𑀅 (thiaa), 𑀞𑀺𑀬 (ṭhiya), 𑀣𑀺𑀬 (thiya)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós
    Sanskrit स्थित (sthita)
    Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia)

    Inherited from Sanskrit स्थित (sthita, “stood”). The sense as a past tense of the copula is already attested as early as the Kharosthi inscriptions.[1] Compare the development of French été, which is from the same Proto-Indo-European word.

    Adjective

    𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia) (Devanagari थिअ)

    1. stood, standing, placed

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Gujarati:
        • Gujarati: થયો (thayo, “became”), થવું (thavũ, “to happen, become”)

    References

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