Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑁄𑀓

Ashokan Prakrit

Unknown. Possibly connected to *𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa). Variance in the root supports a non-Aryan substrate origin.

*𑀙𑁄𑀓 (*choka)

*𑀙𑁄𑀓-𑀭 (*choka-ra)
- Prakrit: 𑀙𑁄𑀬𑀭 m (choyara, “boy”)
  - Nepali: छोरो (choro, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
  - Mewari: छोरो (choro, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: छोरा (chorā, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
    - Urdu: چھورا (chorā, “boy”), چھوری (chorī, “girl”)
  - Haryanvi: छोरा (chorā, “boy”), छोरी (chorī, “girl”)
  - Rajasthani: छोरा (“boy”), छोरी (“girl”)
*𑀙𑁄𑀔-𑀭 (*chokha-ra)
- Prakrit: 𑀙𑁄𑀳𑀭 (chohara)
  - Hindustani: (regional)
    - Hindi: छोहरा (chohrā)
    - Urdu: چھوہرا (chohrā)
*𑀙𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀭 (*chokka-ra)
- Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: ਛੋਕਰਾ / چھوکرا (chokrā)
  - Bengali: ছোকরা (chōkra, “lad”), ছুকরী (chukri, “lass”)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: छोकरा (chokrā, “boy”), छोकरी (chokrī, “girl”)
    - Urdu: چھوکرا (chokrā, “boy”), چھوکری (chokrī, “girl”)
  - Gujarati: છોકરો (chokro, “boy”), છોકરી (chokrī, “girl”), છોકરું (chokrũ, “child”)

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

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