Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓
Ashokan Prakrit
editEtymology
editFrom Sanskrit रोक (roka, “buying with ready money”).
Noun
edit*𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)[1]
Derived terms
edit- *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀟 (*rokka-ḍa)
Descendants
edit- Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)
- Marathi: रोख (rokh)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)
- Kannada: ರೊಕ್ಕ (rokka)
- Tamil: ரொக்கம் (rokkam)
- Telugu: రొక్కము (rokkamu)
References
edit- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press