Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

    Vriddhi of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás.

    Noun

    *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha)[1]

    1. house

    Derived terms

    • *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*kaccagarhikā) (see there for further descendants)
    • *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦 (*garha-āyatana)[2]
      • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*ghara-āyayaṇa)
        Khasa Prakrit:
        • Nepali: घरान (gharān)
        Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Maithili:
          Devanagari script: घरान
          Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢
    • *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦-𑀓 (*garha-āyatana-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓 (-ka))
      • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡-𑀬 (*ghara-āyayaṇa-ya)
        Khasa Prakrit:
        Magadhi Prakrit:
        • Maithili:
          Devanagari script: घराना
          Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢𑒰
        Maharastri Prakrit:
        • Old Marathi: gharāṇeṃ
          Devanagari script: घराणें
          Modi script: 𑘑𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽
        Paisaci Prakrit:
        • Punjabi: gharānā
          Gurmukhi script: ਘਰਾਨਾ
          Shahmukhi script: گھرانہ
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: گھراڻو
          Devanagari script: घराणो
        Sauraseni Prakrit:

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 463
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gharāyatana”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 239

    Further reading

    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “ghara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press