Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

This 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.

Prakrit

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Etymology 1

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    Uncertain.

    Compare also Sanskrit गुड (guḍa, globe, ball), गुडिका (guḍikā), गुटिका (guṭikā).

    Noun

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    *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭam

    1. something round, lump, ball
    Derived terms
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    • *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*gŏṭṭ-alla), 𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*gŏṭṭ-illa, small ball)
      • Central Indo-Aryan:
      • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
      • Southern Indo-Aryan:
      • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*gŏṭṭ-akka)
    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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    Unknown. It is unclear how this meaning would develop from "round" (Etymology 1).

    Burrow and Emeneau compare with Kannada ಗೋಟು (gōṭu, border, hem), Telugu గోటు (gōṭu, hem, lace border); the direction of loaning is unclear.[3]

    Noun

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    *𑀕𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*gŏṭṭam

    1. hem of garment
    Descendants
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    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
      • Punjabi:
        Gurmukhi script: ਗੋਟ (goṭ, hem), ਗੋੱਟਾ (goṭṭā, gold/silver lace)
      • Sindhi: (may be borrowed due to lack of implosive)
        Arabic script: گوٽِی (goṭī, gold/silver lace)
    • Western Indo-Aryan:
      • Gujarati: ગોટ (goṭ, hem; gold/silver bracelet)
      • Marwari: गोट (goṭ, hem)

    References

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    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*gōṭṭa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 229
    2. ^ Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language[1], volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 779
    3. ^ Burrow, T., Emeneau, M. B. (1984) “Ko. ko·ṇṭḷ”, in A Dravidian etymological dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 2201.