𑀧𑀔𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Inherited from Sanskrit पक्षिन् (pakṣin).

    Noun

    𑀧𑀔𑀺 (pakhi /pakkhi/)[1]

    1. bird

    Descendants

    • Prakrit: 𑀧𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀺 (pakkhi), 𑀧𑀁𑀔𑀺 (paṃkhi)
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
        • Hindustani:
          Hindi: पाखी (pākhī), पाँखी (pā̃khī)
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
        • Punjabic:
          • Old Punjabi: ਪੰਖੀ (paṅkhī)
        • Sindhic:
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
        • Old Gujarati: पखी (pakhī), पंखी (paṃkhī)
      • → Old Kannada: ಪಕ್ಕಿ (pakki)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “pakṣín”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 430
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