𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞
Prakrit
Etymology 1
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Inherited from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “left over”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)
Descendants
Etymology 2
Etymology tree
Inherited from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “taught”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)
Etymology 3
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Inherited from Sanskrit सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa, “let go, released”). Cognate with Pali saṭṭha.
Adjective
𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)
Alternative forms
- *𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*saṭṭha), *𑀲𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*suṭṭha) — reconstructed based on descendants
Descendants
- Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: सिट्टो (siṭṭo, “a kind of game”)
- ⇒ Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
Etymology 4
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱreyH-der.?
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás
Proto-Indo-European *-istHos
Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ištʰas
Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas
Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha)
Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)
Inherited from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha, “best”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)
References
- Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सिट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].