< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit

Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺

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

From *𑀫𑀡𑀺 (*maṇi) +‎ *𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*gaṃṭhi) (see Sanskrit मणि (maṇí)) and Prakrit 𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (gaṃṭhi)). Displaced Sanskrit मणिबन्ध (maṇibandha).[1]

Noun

*𑀫𑀡𑀺𑀕𑀁𑀞𑀺 (*maṇigaṃṭhi)[1]

  1. (anatomy) wrist
  2. bracelet

Descendants
  • Prakrit:
    Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Old Marathi:
      Devanagari script: मणिकट (maṇikaṭa), मणिगट (maṇigaṭa)
      Modi script: 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘎𑘘 (manīkaṭa), 𑘦𑘡𑘲𑘐𑘘 (manīgaṭa)
  • → South Dravidian:
    • South-Central:
    • Tamil-Kannada:
      • Kannada: ಮಣಿಕಟ್ಟು (maṇikaṭṭu)
      • Tamil-Malayalam:

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*maṇigranthi”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 558
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.