๐ ๐จ๐
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit เค เคธเฅเคฎเฅ (asmรฉ, locative of เคตเคฏเคฎเฅ (vayรกm, โweโ)). Cognate with Pali amhe.
Alternative forms
Attested at Dhauli and Jaugada.
| Dialectal forms of ๐ ๐จ๐ (โweโ) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| East | Dhauli | ๐ ๐จ๐ (aphe) |
| Jaugada | ๐ ๐จ๐ (aphe) | |
| Map of dialectal forms of ๐ ๐จ๐ (โweโ) | ||
|---|---|---|
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Descendants
- Prakrit: (< Sanskrit เค
เคธเฅเคฎเฅ (asmรฉ)) (see there for further descendants)
- Magadhi Prakrit: ๐ ๐ฒ๐๐ซ๐ (asme)
- Maharastri Prakrit, Sauraseni Prakrit: ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ณ๐ (amhe)
Further reading
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969โ1985) โapheโ, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 43
- Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 109.
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