Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆
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Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editOnomatopoeic. Compare Sanskrit थूथू (thūthū), ष्ठ्यूत (ṣṭhyūta, “spit out, ejected; the act of spitting”, past participle; noun).
Root
edit*𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑁆 (*thukk)[1]
- to spit
Derived terms
edit- *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀢𑀺 (*thukkati, “spits”, present form)
- *𑀣𑀼𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*thukka, “spit; saliva”, noun)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*thukk”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press