Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇

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

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    Sanskrit प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate)?
    Prakrit *𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï)

    Possibly from Sanskrit प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate). By surface analysis, 𑀧- (pa-) +‎ 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï, “to want”).

    Verb

    *𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï) (Devanagari *पचाहइ) [1]

    1. to look for

    Descendants

    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: پَهَڻُ (pahaṇu)
        Devanagari script: पहणु (pahaṇu)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: पाणे (pāṇe), पाहणे (pāhaṇe), पाहाणे (pāhāṇe)
        Modi script: 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘜𑘹 (pāhaṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāhāṇe)

    References

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