𑂧𑂞𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰

Old Awadhi

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *matˢtás

Sanskrit म॒त्त (mattá)

Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-

Sanskrit पा (pā)?

Proto-Indo-European *per-

Sanskrit पार (pāra)?

Sanskrit पाल (pāla)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀮 (mattavāla)

Old Awadhi 𑂧𑂞𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰 (matavārā)

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀫𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀯𑀸𑀮 (mattavāla) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit *मत्तपाल (mattapāla).

Adjective

𑂧𑂞𑂫𑂰𑂩𑂰 (matavārā) (Devanagari मतवारा)

1. drunk, mad

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mattapāla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 560