𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇
Prakrit
Alternative forms
Etymology
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit श॒क्नोति॑ (śaknóti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćaknáwti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱek- + *-néwti. Cognate with Pali sakkoti.
Verb
𑀲𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (sakkaï) (Devanagari सक्कइ, Kannada ಸಕ್ಕಇ) (attested in Jain Māhārāṣṭrī)
- to be able to
- Synonym: 𑀢𑀭𑀇 (taraï)
Descendants
- Apabhramsa: सक्कइ (sakkaï) (see there for further descendants)
References
- Pischel, Richard, Jha, Subhadra (contributor) (1957) Comparative Grammar of the Prakrit Languages, Varanasi: Motilal Banarasidass, page 358
- Woolner, Alfred Cooper, An Introduction to Prakrit, Calcutta: Baptist Mission Press, 1917, page 123.
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śaknṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press