𑀯𑀺𑀲

Prakrit

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *wisós
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás
    Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá)
    Prakrit 𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa)

    Inherited from Sanskrit वि॒ष (viṣá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *wišás, from Proto-Indo-European *wisós. Cognate with Pali visa.

    Noun

    𑀯𑀺𑀲 (visa) n or m (Devanagari विस) [1][2]

    1. poison

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Hindustani:
        • Hindi: बिस (bis)
        • Urdu: بِس (bis)
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Insular Indo-Aryan:
      • Sinhalese: වස (wasa), වහ (waha)
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Kumaoni: बिस
      • Nepali: बिस (bis)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Gujarati: विस (visa)

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “विस”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “viṣá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 693
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