Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀻𑀮

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

Inherited from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀧𑀸𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pācīla), from Sanskrit प्राचीर (prācīra).

Noun

*𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pañcīla) (Māgadhī)[1]

  1. wall, rampart

Descendants

  • Bengali: পাঁচিল (pãcil)
  • Odia: ପାଚିରୀ (pāciri), ପାଚେରୀ (pāceri)

References

  1. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎[1], volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, pages 470, 536
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