Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟

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

Perhaps from Sanskrit आकृत (ā́kṛta, “shaped, arranged”), but this does not explain the geminated k and its retention in descendants. The sound changes would have to assume a retroflex variant of r (a regional Indo-Aryan feature at that time) and the assimilation of t to it as well as spontaneous voicing. This is all dubious.

Adjective

*𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa)

1. stiff, cramped

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Marathi: अकड (akaḍ)
• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gujarati: અકડ (akaḍ)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: अकड़ (akaṛ, “stiffness; ego”)

    Urdu: اکڑ (akaṛ, “stiffness; ego”)

  • Nepali: अक्कर (akkar)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਆਕਡ਼ (ākaṛ)

Derived terms

• *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟-𑀢𑀺 (*ākkaḍa-ti, verb) (or synchronic formations)
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Marathi: अकडणे (akaḍṇe)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gujarati: અકડાવું (akaḍāvũ)
    • Hindustani:

      Hindi: अकड़ना (akaṛnā)