𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)

Sanskrit संवृत् (saṃvṛt)

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)

Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei)

Inherited from Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati, “to cause to turn; to clench, wrap up”), from the root संवृत् (saṃvṛt), from सं- (saṃ-) +‎ वृत् (vṛt).^[1]

Compare the related 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (saṃvuṭṭa), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (saṃvutta), from Sanskrit संवृत्त (saṃvṛtta, “approached; happened”).^[2] Descendants may be influenced by Sanskrit संवेष्टयति (saṃveṣṭayati, “to wrap up, wind around”).

Verb

𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei) (Devanagari संवट्टेइ, Kannada ಸಂವಟ್ಟೇಇ) (transitive) (attested in Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[3]

to put in one place, gather, collect
to crumple, compress, clench

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindustani:
  - Hindi: (intr.) सिमटना (simaṭnā), सिमिटना (simiṭnā), (tr.) समेटना (sameṭnā)
  - Urdu: (intr.) سِمَٹْنَا (simaṭnā), (tr.) سَمیٹْنَا (sameṭnā)
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: समेट्नु (sameṭnu)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: ਸਮੇਟਣਾ (sameṭṇā)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: समेटणे (sameṭṇe)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: સમેટવું (sameṭvũ)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “समेट्नु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 754
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “संवट्ट”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1931) “समेट्नु”, in A comparative and etymological dictionary of the Nepali language, London: K. Paul, Trench, Trubner

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “saṁvēṣṭayati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 754

[3] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “संवट्ट”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

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