Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺

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

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Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ)der.?

Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)

The stem is perhaps from the root *spir, from Sanskrit 𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀾 (spṛ, “to release”).

Verb

*𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)^[1]

(intransitive) to move, wander, turn

Descendants

Dardic:
- Kashmiri: phirun
  Arabic script: پھِرُن
  
  Devanagari script: फिरुन
  
  Sharada script: 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆶𑆤𑇀
Prakrit: 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï)
- Apabhramsa: 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆅 (phiraï) (see there for further descendants)

References

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

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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