Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟
Ashokan Prakrit edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from Sanskrit आकृत (ā́kṛta, “shaped, arranged”), but this does not explain the geminated k and its retention in descendants. The sound changes would have to assume a retroflex variant of r (a regional Indo-Aryan feature at that time) and the assimilation of t to it as well as spontaneous voicing. This is all dubious.
Adjective edit
*𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa)[1]
Descendants edit
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: अकड (akaḍ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
Derived terms edit
- *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟-𑀢𑀺 (*ākkaḍa-ti, verb) (or synchronic formations)
References edit
- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press