Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧

This Ashokan 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.

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Imitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *appa.

Noun

*𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*appa) m

dad, papa
Synonym: *𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa)

Descendants

Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
- Marathi: आपा (āpā)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀅𑀧𑁆𑀧 (appa)
- Hindi: आपा (āpā, “elder woman”)
- Gujarati: આપો (āpo)

References

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

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