Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀰𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓

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 Sanskrit सारिका (sārikā), शारिका (śārikā), with spontaneous gemination.

Noun

*𑀰𑀸𑀮𑀺𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*śālikka) (Māgadhī)[1]

  1. the mynah

Descendants

  • Assamese: শালিকা (xalika)
  • Bengali: শালিক (śalik)
  • Odia: ଶାଳିକା (śāḷikā)

References

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