Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦

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

A later form of *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتون (paẍtun); see there for more.

Noun

*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)[1]

Pashtun

Descendants

Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: पठान (paṭhān)
Magadhi Prakrit:
- Assamese: পাঠান (pathan)
- Bengali: পাঠান (paṭhan)
- Maithili: paṭhān
  Devanagari script: पठान
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢
- Odia: ପଠାଣ (pôṭhaṇô)
Maharastri Prakrit:
- Konkani: paṭhāṇ
  Devanagari script: पठाण
  
  Kannada script: ಪಠಾಣ್
  
  Latin script: potthann
- Marathi: पठाण (paṭhāṇ)
Paisaci Prakrit:
- Takka Apabhramsa:
  - Old Punjabi: ਪਠਾਨੁ (paṭhānu)
    - Punjabi: paṭhāṇ
      Gurmukhi script: ਪਠਾਣ
      Shahmukhi script: پَٹھاݨ
- Vracada Apabhramsa:
  - Sindhi:
    Arabic script: پَٺاڻُ
    
    Devanagari script: पठाणु
Sauraseni Prakrit:
- Gurjar Apabhramsa:
  - Gujarati: પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ)
- Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
  - Hindustani: paṭhān
    Hindi: पठान
    
    Urdu: پَٹھان (paṭhān)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452

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[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452