𑀧𑀳𑀽𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Proto-Indo-European *pró

Proto-Indo-European *pro-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *pra-

Sanskrit प्र- (pra-)

Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bʰuHtás

Sanskrit भूत (bhūta)

Sanskrit प्रभूत (prabhūta)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀳𑀽𑀅 (pahūa)

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रभूत (prábhūta, “much, great”).^[1]

𑀧𑀳𑀽𑀅 (pahūa) (Devanagari पहूअ, Kannada ಪಹೂಅ) (Māhārāṣṭrī) ^[2]

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “prábhūta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 491
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923-1928) “पहूअ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].