Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝
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Ashokan Prakrit[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The variety of forms reflected in the descendants point to a substrate borrowing. Although the disparities in the reflexes are somewhat problematic, these terms have no clear Old Indo-Aryan etymology—Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭá, “destroyed”) does not do a good job of explaining the varieties nor is it semantically optimal (it would require a generalization of "destroyed" in many different directions across descendants). The geminate ṭṭ word-medially is also very non-native Indo-Aryan; an aspirated ṭṭh would be expected.
Adjective[edit]
*𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)[1]
Descendants[edit]
- *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*naṭṭa)
- *𑀦𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*naṭṭha) (perhaps influenced by Sanskrit नष्ट (naṣṭa, “destroyed”))
- *𑀦𑀟𑁆𑀠 (*naḍḍha)
- *𑀦𑀡𑁆𑀠 (*naṇḍha)
References[edit]
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*naṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press