𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Alternative forms

  • 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀅 (samia)

Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯der.
    Sanskrit समिता (samitā)
    Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆 (samiā)

    Inherited from Sanskrit समिता (samitā, “wheat flour”), शमिता (śamitā, “rice powder”).[1] Most descendants and borrowings reflect a late unexplained shift to *𑀲𑁂𑀫𑀺𑀆 (*semiā), *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀆 (*seviā) (*/seː.ʋ̃i.aː/).

    Noun

    𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆 (samiā) f (Devanagari समिआ) [2]

    1. wheat flour

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi: ਸੇਉਣੀ (seuṇī), ਸੇਮੀਆਂ (semīā̃)
      • Sindhi: سينئِين (sẽī)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Marathi: शेव (śev), शेवी (śevī), शेवे (śeve), शेवय (śevay), शेव्या (śevyā)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • → Tamil: சேமியா (cēmiyā)
    • → Telugu: సేమియా (sēmiyā)
    • → Tulu: ಸೇಮೆ (sēme)
    • → Malayalam: സേമിയ (sēmiya)
    • ⇒ Kannada: ಸೇವಿಕೆ (sēvike)
    • ⇒ Sanskrit: (Sanskritization) सेविका (sevikā)

    References

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