Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀬𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀦

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

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Possibly a back-formation of Sanskrit युवानक (yuvānaka) or a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), with influence from युवानम् (yúvānam) or युवानः (yúvānaḥ). Compare Pali yuvāna.

Noun

*𑀬𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀦 (*yuvāna)

1. young

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀚𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀡 (juvāṇa), 𑀚𑀼𑀆𑀡 (juāṇa)
  • Hindustani: juvān

    Hindi: जुवान

    Urdu: جُوان (juvān)

  • Sinhalese: යොන (yona, “woman, young woman”)