< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit
Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆
Ashokan Prakrit
Alternative forms
- *𑀙𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chapp), *𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chipp), *𑀙𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chopp)
Etymology
Unknown. A connection to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide”) is semantically plausible. A substrate borrowing is also likely on account of the variation of forms.
Descendants
From *𑀙𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chupp):
From *𑀙𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chopp):
- Nepali: छोप्नु (chopnu, “to cover”)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: छोपना (chopnā, “to apply a coat, paint”)
- Urdu: چھوپْنا (chopnā)
From *𑀙𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chapp):
- Bengali: ছাপা (chapa)
- Assamese: ছাপা (sapa)
- Hindustani:
- Maithili: छपब (chapab)
- Gujarati: છાપવું (chāpvũ)
From *𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chipp):
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chupp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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