Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆
Ashokan Prakrit
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown. A connection to Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewH- (“to hide”) is semantically plausible. A substrate borrowing is also likely on account of the variation of forms.
Root
edit*𑀙𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chupp)
Descendants
editFrom *𑀙𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chupp):
From *𑀙𑁄𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chopp):
- Nepali: छोप्नु (chopnu, “to cover”)
- Hindustani:
From *𑀙𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chapp):
- Bengali: ছাপা (chapa)
- Assamese: ছাপা (sapa)
- Hindustani:
- Maithili: छपब (chapab)
- Gujarati: છાપવું (chāpvũ)
From *𑀙𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*chipp):
References
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chupp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “chapp”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press