Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀖𑀺𑀭𑀇

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

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Sanskrit घृ (ghṛ)

Sanskrit प्रघृ (praghṛ)der.

Prakrit *𑀧𑀖𑀺𑀭𑀇 (*paghiraï)

Inherited from Sanskrit *प्रघिरति (*praghirati), an unattested class 1 verb from the root प्रघृ (praghṛ, “to ooze out”), from प्र- (pra-, “forth”) +‎ घृ (ghṛ, “to besprinkle, moisten”).

Influenced by 𑀧𑀕𑀮𑀁𑀢 (pagalaṃta, “dripping”), from Sanskrit प्रगलति (pragalati, “to drip”).

Verb

*𑀧𑀖𑀺𑀭𑀇 (*paghiraï) (Devanagari *पघिरइ) ^[1]

to ooze, spread
to melt

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Old Hindi: पघिलना (paghilanā)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: पिघलना (pighalnā)
    
    Urdu: پِگَلْنا (pigalnā)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: pighalṇā
  Gurmukhi script: ਪਿਘਲਣਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: پِگَھلْݨا
- Sindhi: paghiraṇu
  Arabic script: پَگهِرَڻُ
  
  Devanagari script: पघिरणु
  
  Khudabadi script: 𑋒𑊾𑋡𑋙𑋌𑋣
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Old Marathi: paghaḷaṇe
  Devanagari script: पघळणे
  
  Modi script: 𑘢𑘑𑘯𑘜𑘹
  - Marathi: pāghaḷṇe
    Devanagari script: पाघळणे
    
    Modi script: 𑘢𑘰𑘑𑘯𑘜𑘹

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*praghirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 482

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*praghirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 482

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