Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editA later form of *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتون (paẍtun); see there for more.
Noun
edit*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)[1]
Descendants
edit- Khasa Prakrit:
- Nepali: पठान (paṭhān)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Paisaci Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452