Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀘𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇
Prakrit
Etymology
Passive of 𑀘𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (cappaï, “presses”). Related to Pali 𑀘𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀺𑀬𑀫𑀸𑀦 (cippiyamāna, “crushed flat”).
Verb
*𑀘𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀇 (*cippaï) (Devanagari *चिप्पइ)
- to be pressed
Descendants
- Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali: চিপা (cipa)
- Odia: ଚିପିବା (cipibā)
- Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: चिपणे (cipṇe), चेपणे (cepṇe)
- Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: ચીપવું (cīpvũ)
- → Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit: चिप्यते (cipyate, “is crushed”), चिप्पितक (cippitaka, “crushed”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “capp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 253