< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit

Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆

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

Of uncertain origin. Perhaps derived from an unattested *𑀘𑀸𑀔𑁆 (*cākh), from Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate), from चक्ष् (cakṣ, “to see, become visible”), but this raises phonetic issues. Probably not from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati, “to be able to”); see there for more on the counter-argument.

Root

*𑀘𑀸𑀳𑁆 (*cāh)[1]

  1. to want, desire

Derived terms
  • *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀢𑀺 (*cāhati)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Early Assamese: চাহ্ (cah)
      • Bengali: চাওয়া (caōẇa)
      • Chittagonian: চা (sa)
      • Kamta: caöa
      • Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠃꠀ (saua)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀤𑀺 (*cāhadi)
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi:
          Arabic script: چاهڻُ (cāhaṇu)
          Devanagari script: चाहणु (cāhaṇu)
  • *𑀧𑁆𑀭-𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀢𑀺 (*pra-cāhati)[2] (possibly)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: पाणे (pāṇe), पाहणे (pāhaṇe), पाहाणे (pāhāṇe)
        Modi script: 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘜𑘹 (pāhaṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāhāṇe)

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  2. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pracāh”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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