Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀳𑀭𑀓

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 edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सर्प-हरक (sarpa-haraka), from सर्प (sarpá) +‎ हरक (haraka) (compare सर्पधारक (sarpadhāraka)).

Noun edit

*𑀲𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀳𑀭𑀓 (*sappaharaka) m^[1]

snake charmer, snake catcher

Descendants edit

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Middle Hindi: سَپیرَا (saperā)
  - Bundeli: सपैरो (sapairo)
  - Hindustani:
    Hindi: सपेरा (saperā), सँपेरा (sãperā), सपेहरा (sapehrā)
    
    Urdu: سَپیرَا (saperā), سَن٘پیرَا (sãperā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bhojpuri: sãperā, saperā
  Devanagari script: सँपेरा, सपेरा
  
  Kaithi script: 𑂮𑂀𑂣𑂵𑂩𑂰, 𑂮𑂣𑂵𑂩𑂰
- Magahi: sãperā, sãpherā
  Devanagari script: सँपेरा, सँपहेरा
  
  Kaithi script: 𑂮𑂀𑂣𑂵𑂩𑂰, 𑂮𑂀𑂣𑂯𑂵𑂩𑂰
- Maithili: sapahᵊriā, sapᵊhārā, saperā
  Devanagari script: सपहरिआ, सपहारा, सपेरा
  
  Tirhuta script: 𑒮𑒣𑒯𑒩𑒱𑒂, 𑒮𑒣𑒯𑒰𑒩𑒰, 𑒮𑒣𑒺𑒩𑒰
Northern Indo-Aryan:
- Nepali: सपेरो (sapero)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: saperā
  Gurmukhi script: ਸਪੇਰਾ
  
  Shahmukhi script: سَپیرَا

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sarpaharaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 766

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sarpaharaka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 766

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