𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts?
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰi
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *Habʰí
    Sanskrit अभि- (abhi-)
    Proto-Indo-European *wert-
    Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)
    Sanskrit अभिवृत् (abhivṛt)aph.?
    Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ)der.
    Prakrit 𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (bhiṭṭā)

    Derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆 (*bhiṭ).[1]

    Noun

    𑀪𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀸 (bhiṭṭā) (Devanagari भिट्टा)

    1. present

    Descendants

    • Hindi: भेंट (bhẽṭ, “meeting”), भेटी (bheṭī)
    • Punjabi: ਭੇਂਟ (bheṇṭ)
    • Gujarati: ભેટ (bheṭ, “gift”)
    • Marathi: भेट (bheṭ, “meeting, present”)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*bhiṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 541
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