𑀫𑀟

Prakrit

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *mer-
    Proto-Indo-European *-tós
    Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás
    Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀟 (maḍa)

    Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa), from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós.

    Adjective

    𑀫𑀟 (maḍa) (Devanagari मड, Gujarati મડ) (attested in Ardhamāgadhī, Māgadhī) [1][2]

    1. alternative form of 𑀫𑀅 (maa, “dead, deceased”)

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • ⇒ Sindhi:
        Devanagari script: मॾिअल
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मड”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 186
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