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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.
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Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
A later form of *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتانۀ (paẍtânë); see there for more.
Noun
*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)[1]
- Pashtun
Descendants
- Khasa Prakrit:
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: পাঠান (pathan)
- Bengali: পাঠান (paṭhan)
- Maithili: paṭhān
- Devanagari script: पठान
- Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢
- Odia: ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Konkani: paṭhāṇ
- Devanagari script: पठाण
- Kannada script: ಪಠಾಣ್
- Latin script: potthann
- Marathi: पठाण (paṭhāṇ)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
- Old Punjabi: ਪਠਾਨੁ (paṭhānu)
- Punjabi: paṭhāṇ
- Gurmukhi script: ਪਠਾਣ
- Shahmukhi script: پَٹھاݨ
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
- Sindhi:
- Arabic script: پَٺاڻُ
- Devanagari script: पठाणु
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjara Apabhramsa:
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
- Hindustani: paṭhān
- Hindi: पठान
- Urdu: پَٹھان (paṭhān)
References