Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮

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

From 𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta /⁠putta⁠/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀮- (-la-)[1] with a pejorative semantic shift from “son” to “puppet”.

Noun

*𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮 (*puttala)[1]

  1. puppet
  2. (anatomy) pupil (of the eye)

Derived terms

  • *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮-𑀓 (*puttala-ka)
    • Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮𑀬 (puttalaya) (see there for further descendants)
  • *𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀮-𑀇𑀓𑀸 (*puttala-ikā)

Descendants

  • Bengali: পুতুল (putul)
  • Kashmiri:
    Arabic script: پَتُل (patul), پۄتُل (pọtul), پۄتٕج f (pọtụj)
    Devanagari script: पतुल (patul), प्वतुल (pwatul), प्वतॖज f (pwatụj)
    Sharada script: 𑆥𑆠𑆶𑆬𑇀 (patul), 𑆥𑇀𑆮𑆠𑆶𑆬𑇀 (pvatul), 𑆥𑇀𑆮𑆠𑆘𑇀 f (pvataj)
  • → Sanskrit: पुत्तल (puttala)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “putrala”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 468
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