Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀲𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇

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 श्र॒पय॑ति (śrapáyati, to roast, boil) or स्वेदयति (svedayati, to make sweat) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓𑁆𑀓- (-kka-). Presumably, an earlier verb stem *se- was extended.[1] No Dardic cognates are attested.

    Verb

    *𑀲𑁂𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀇 (*sĕkkaï) (Devanagari *सेक्कइ) (transitive)

    1. to heat, roast, warm up

    Descendants

    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Northern Indo-Aryan:
      • Nepali: सेक्नु (seknu)
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਸੇਕਣਾ (sekṇā)
        Shahmukhi script: سیکݨا (sekṇā)
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic script: سيڪَڻُ (sekaṇu)
        Devanagari script: सेकणु (sekaṇu)
    • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: सेखणे (sekhaṇe)
        Modi script: 𑘭𑘹𑘏𑘜𑘹 (sekhaṇe)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*sēkk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 783