𑀏𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit एति (éti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey- (“to go”). Cognate with Pali eti.

Verb

𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)

1. to go

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Jaugada, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Rampurva	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Sarnath	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
East	Jaugada	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
Northwest	Mansehra	𐨩𐨟𐨁 (yati)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti) (5) 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti) (2) 𐨩𐨟𐨁 (yati) (1)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀏𑀇 (ei)
  • Konkani: yevce

    Devanagari script: येव्चे

    Kannada script: ಯೆವ್ಚೆ

    Latin script: ievchem

  • Old Marathi:

    Modi script: 𑘊𑘜𑘹 (eṇe), 𑘧𑘹𑘜𑘹 (yeṇe)

    Devanagari script: एणे (eṇe), येणे (yeṇe)

    • Marathi: येणे (yeṇe)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀏𑀤𑀺 (edi)

References

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