Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀆𑀟𑀼

This 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.

Prakrit

Etymology

Cognate with Middle Persian [Book Pahlavi needed] (ʾlwk' /⁠ālūg⁠/, “plum, prune”) (whence Classical Persian آلُو (ālū)) and Ottoman Turkish اریك (erik, erük). Nuristani cognates include Ashkun arū́, Katë aŕū̃, and Waigali ā́rū̃, and Dardic cognates include Dameli âru, Pashayi arū́, Shumashti [script needed] (arū́), Gawar-Bati [script needed] (hā́rū), Kalasha ā́ru, Torwali [script needed] (ā), and Phalura ṓru. Ultimately a Wanderwort of unknown origin.

Noun

*𑀆𑀟𑀼 (*āḍu) (Devanagari *आडु) [1]

  1. peach

Descendants

  • Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Kumaoni: आड़ू (āṛū)
    • Nepali: आरु (āru)
    • Western Pahari:
      • Bhalesi dialect: [script needed] m (āru, “peach-tree”), [script needed] n (ārũ, “peach”)
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Lahnda: [script needed] (āṛū-dāṛū)
    • Punjabi: āṛū
      Gurmukhi script: ਆੜੂ
      Shahmukhi script: آڑُو

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “āḍu”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 50
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