Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑁆

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

Possibly from a substrate (compare Sanskrit ढुण्ढ् (ḍhuṇḍh, “to search”), ढुण्ढन (ḍhuṇḍhana, “the act of searching; investigation”)).

Root

*𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑁆 (*dhuṃḍh)

to seek, find

Derived terms

*𑀥𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀢𑀺 (*dhuṃḍhati)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀠𑀼𑀁𑀠𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 (ḍhuṃḍhulladi)
  - Gujarati: ઢૂંઢવું (ḍhū̃ḍhvũ)
  - Hindustani:
    - Hindi: ढूँढना (ḍhūṇḍhnā), ढूँढ़ना (ḍhū̃ṛhnā)
    - Urdu: ڈھونڈنا (ḍhūnḍnā)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: ਢੁੰਡਣਾ (ḍhuṇḍṇā)

References

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

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