Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆

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

Perhaps from Sanskrit *बूर्यते (būryate), a metathesised form of ब्रूयते (brūyate), from the root ब्रू (brū, “to speak, say”).

Root

*𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*boll)

1. to speak, utter

Derived terms

• *𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*bollati)
  • Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bŏllaï), 𑀩𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bullaï)
    • Assamese: বোল (bül)
    • Awadhi: बोलब (bolab)
    • Bengali: বলা (bola)
    • Bhojpuri: बोलल (bōlal)
    • Bilaspuri: बोलणा (bolṇā)
    • Old Gujarati: बोलिवउं (bolivaüṃ)
      • Gujarati: બોલવું (bolvũ)
    • Hindustani: bolnā

      Hindi: बोलना

      Urdu: بولنا

    • Kullu Pahari: बोलणा (bolṇā)
    • Mandeali: बोलणा (bolṇā)
    • Old Marathi:

      Devanagari script: बोलणे (bolaṇe)

      Modi script: 𑘤𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 (bolaṇe)

      • Marathi: बोलणे (bolṇe)
    • Nepali: बोल्नु (bolnu)
    • Punjabi: ਬੋਲਣਾ (bolṇā)
• *𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆-𑀅𑀓 (*boll-aka)
  • → Classical Sanskrit: बोल्लक (bollaka)