Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/π π§ππ§
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editImitative of baby talk. Compare Proto-Dravidian *appa.
Noun
edit*π π§ππ§ (*appa)Β m
- dad, papa
- Synonym: *π©πΈπ§ππ§ (*bΔppa)
Descendants
edit- Maharastri Prakrit: π
π§ππ§ (appa)
- Marathi: ΰ€ΰ€ͺΰ€Ύ (ΔpΔ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: π π§ππ§ (appa)
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969β1985) βappaβ, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press