𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás
    Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.
    Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)
    Sanskrit मार्ग॑ति (mā́rgati)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï)

    Inherited from Sanskrit मार्ग॑ति (mā́rgati), from मार्ग (mārga), a vṛddhi derivative of मृग (mṛga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás.

    Verb

    𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï) (Devanagari मग्गइ) (transitive) [1][2]

    1. to ask for
    2. to seek, look for

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kachchi: મંગણૂ (maṅgṇū)
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਮੰਗਣਾ (maṅgṇā)
        Shahmukhi script: مَن٘گْݨا (maṉgṇā)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: مَڱڻُ
        Devanagari script: मङणु
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘰𑘐𑘜𑘹 (māgaṇe)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मग्ग”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mā́rgati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 579
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