Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦

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

Etymology

A later form of *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتون (paẍtun); see there for more.

Noun

*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)

1. Pashtun

Descendants

• Khasa Prakrit:
  • Nepali: पठान (paṭhān)
• Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Assamese: পাঠান (pathan)
  • Bengali: পাঠান (paṭhan)
  • Maithili: paṭhān

    Devanagari script: पठान

    Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒚𑒰𑒢

  • Odia: ପଠାଣ (paṭhāṇa)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
  • Konkani: paṭhāṇ

    Devanagari script: पठाण

    Kannada script: ಪಠಾಣ್

    Latin script: potthann

  • Marathi: पठाण (paṭhāṇ)
• Paisaci Prakrit:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਪਠਾਨੁ (paṭhānu)
      • Punjabi: paṭhāṇ

        Gurmukhi script: ਪਠਾਣ

        Shahmukhi script: پَٹھاݨ

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: پَٺاڻُ

      Devanagari script: पठाणु

• Sauraseni Prakrit:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ)
  • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    • Hindustani: paṭhān

      Hindi: पठान

      Urdu: پَٹھان (paṭhān)