Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇

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

    Uncertain. Restricted to Central and Eastern Indo-Aryan languages.

    Per Tedesco, from older 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (visajjaï), 𑀯𑀺𑀲𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀇 (visajjei), from Sanskrit विसर्जयति (visarjayati, “to send, utter”), with the development visajj > *vihajj > undergoing metathesis *vhiajj > *vhejj.[1] Changes from s to h in Prakrit are not uncommon—compare Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀳𑀸𑀡 (pāhāṇa) from Sanskrit 𑀧𑀸𑀱𑀸𑀡 (pāṣāṇá, “stone”)—and so it is plausible.

    Turner disagrees and derives this term from Sanskrit *अभ्यज्यते (*abhyajyate), from अभि- (abhi-) +‎ अज् (aj, “to drive, propel”) or as a causative to Prakrit *𑀪𑀺𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (*bhijjaï), from Sanskrit *अभीयति (*abhīyati), from अभि- (abhi-) +‎ इ (i, “to go”), for which compare Vedic Sanskrit अभ्येति (abhyḗti, “goes along or after”).[2] The loss of initial 𑀅- (a-) is due to apheresis.

    Alternative reconstructions

    • *𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁂𑀇 (*bhĕjjei)

    Verb

    *𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀇 (*bhĕjjaï) (Devanagari *भेज्जइ) [2]

    1. to send

    Descendants

    • Hindustani: भेजना / بھیجنا (bhejnā)
    • Maithili: भेजब (bhejab)
    • Nepali: भेज्नु (bhejnu)
    • Odia: ଭେଜିବା (bhejibā)
    • Punjabi: ਭੇਜਣਾ / بھیجݨا (bhejṇā)

    References

    1. ^ Tedesco, P[aul Maximilian] (1945) “Hindī bhejnā 'to send'”, in Journal of the American Oriental Society‎[1], volume 65, number 3, American Oriental Society, pages 154–163
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bhējj”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 548
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