Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀥𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editPossibly a contraction of Sanskrit धौत (dhauta, “washed”), from the root धाव् (dhāv) (phonologically, compare जित (jita) → Prakrit 𑀚𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢 (jitta)). This could also further be related to Sanskrit धौतक (dhautaka, “made of silk”) and धौतकट (dhautakaṭa, “bag of coarse cloth”).
Turner also posits that this term could be inherited from Sanskrit धोत्र (dhotra, “rope, cord”).
Noun
edit*𑀥𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*dhotta) m
Descendants
editReferences
edit- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dhotta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press