Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editFrom *𑀫𑀡𑀺 (*maṇi) + *𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*gaṃṭhi) (see Sanskrit मणि (maṇí)) and Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)). Displaced Sanskrit मणिबन्ध (maṇibandha).[1]
Noun
edit*𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*maṇigaṃṭhi)[1]
Descendants
edit- Prakrit:
- Maharastri Prakrit:
- → South Dravidian:
- South-Central:
- Telugu: మణికట్టు (maṇikaṭṭu)
- Tamil-Kannada:
- Kannada: ಮಣಿಕಟ್ಟು (maṇikaṭṭu)
- Tamil-Malayalam:
- Malayalam: മണിക്കണ്ടം (maṇikkaṇṭaṁ)
- Tamil: மணிக்கட்டு (maṇikkaṭṭu)
- South-Central:
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṇigranthi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558