Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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PIE word
*néh₂s

From Sanskrit नस् (nas) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

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*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka)[1]

  1. (anatomy) nose

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) (see there for further descendants)
  • Classical Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra) (Sanskritization) (<? Prakrit)

References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397