Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦

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

A later form of *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتانۀ (paẍtânë); see there for more.

Noun

*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)[1]

  1. Pashtun

Descendants

  • Khasa Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: paṭhāṇ
      Devanagari script: पठाण
      Kannada script: ಪಠಾಣ್
      Latin script: potthann
    • Marathi: पठाण (paṭhāṇ)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452