Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀮𑀝𑁆

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

Probably from or connected to Sanskrit लट् (laṭ, “to act like a child”) and लड् (laḍ, “to dally, fondle”). Alternated as *𑀦𑀝𑁆 (*naṭ, “to shake, tremble”) also.

Root

*𑀮𑀝𑁆 (*laṭ)^[1]

to swing, shake, be thrown
to be entangled
to be weakened or exhausted

Derived terms

*𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*laṭati), *𑀮𑀸𑀝𑀬𑀢𑀺 (*lāṭayati)
- Prakrit:
  Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Assamese: লৰা (lora)
  - Bengali: লড়া (loṛa)
  Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀮𑀸𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*lāṭṭaï)
  - Marathi: लाटणे (lāṭṇe)
  Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: لَڙَڻُ, لَڊَڻُ
    
    Devanagari script: लडणु, लड़णु
  Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*laṭṭadi)
  - Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    - Gujarati: લટવું (laṭvũ)
    - Marwari: लटणौ (laṭṇau)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani: laṭnā
      Hindi: लटना
      
      Urdu: لَٹْنا (laṭnā)
*𑀉𑀮𑁆-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ul-laṭati), *𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*ullaṭṭati)
- Prakrit:
  Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Assamese: ওলটা (ülota)
  - Bengali: উলটা (ulṭa)
  - Maithili: unṭab
    Devanagari script: उनटब
    
    Tirhuta script: 𑒅𑒢𑒙𑒥
  - Odia: ଉଲଟିବା (ulaṭibā)
  Khasa Prakrit:
  - Nepali: उल्टनु (ulṭanu)
  Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (*ullaṭṭaï)
  - Marathi: उलटणे (ulaṭṇe)
  Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Takka Apabhramsa:
    - Old Punjabi: ਉਲਟਿ (ulaṭi)
      - Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਉਲਟਣਾ (ulaṭṇā)
        
        Shahmukhi script: اُلٹݨا (ulṭṇā)
  - Vracada Apabhramsa:
    - Sindhi:
      Arabic script: اُلِڙَڻُ
      
      Devanagari script: उलिड़णु
  Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀉𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (*ullaṭṭadi)
  - Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    - Gujarati: ઊલટવું (ūlaṭvũ)
    - Marwari: उलटणौ (ulaṭṇau)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Old Hindi: उलटना (ulaṭanā)
      - Braj: उलटन (ulṭan)
      - Hindustani: ulaṭnā
        Hindi: उलटना
        
        Urdu: اُلَٹْنا (ulaṭnā)
*𑀧-𑀮𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*pa-laṭati), *𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀢𑀺 (*pallaṭṭati) (possibly influenced by Sanskrit पर्यटति (paryaṭati, “to roam”))^[2]
- Prakrit: 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï) (see there for further descendants)
*𑀮𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭ-u), *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁆-𑀉 (*laṭṭ-u)
- Prakrit: *𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀼 (*laṭṭu)
  Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Maithili: laṭṭū
    Devanagari script: लट्टू
    
    Tirhuta script: 𑒪𑒙𑓂𑒙𑒴
  Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Old Punjabi: ਲਾਟੂ (lāṭū)
    - Punjabi: alt=lāṭū
      Gurmukhi script: ਲਾਟੂ
      
      Shahmukhi script: لاٹُو
  Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    - Marwari: लट्टू (laṭṭū)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani: laṭṭū
      Hindi: लट्टू
      
      Urdu: لَٹُّو (laṭṭū)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*LAṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 632
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pallaṭṭ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*LAṬ”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 632

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

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