Reconstruction:Sanskrit/कियत्त

Sanskrit

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kiyatta, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kíHant, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷíh₂-onts, from *kʷíh₂, neuter of *kʷís. Cognate with Avestan 𐬗𐬎𐬎𐬀𐬧𐬙 (cuuaṇt) and Latin quantum.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /ki.jɐt.tɐ/, [ki.jɐt̚.tɐ]
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /kiˈjɐt̪.t̪ɐ/, [kiˈjɐt̪̚.t̪ɐ]
• Hyphenation: कि‧यत्‧त

Determiner

*कियत्त • (kiyatta)

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Descendants

Descendants

• Dardic:
  • Gawar-Bati: کت (kata)
  • Kamkata-viri: kīte
  • Kashmiri: کُوتُ (kuvtu), کیُتُ (kyutu)
  • Pashayi:
    • Southeast Pashayi: kuti
  • Phalura: کَتِی (katī)
  • → Proto-Nuristani:
    • Ashkun: ċīt
    • Waigali: kiti
• Pali: kittaka
• Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬 (kittiya)
  • Central:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Hindustani: kittā, kitā
        • Hindi: कित्ता, किता
        • Urdu: کِتَّا (kittā), کِتَا (kitā)
  • Eastern:
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Assamese: কেতেক (ketek)
  • Northwestern:
    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Takka Apabhramsa:
        • Lahnda: کتں (kittĩ), کتی (kittī)
        • Punjabi: kitt

          Gurmukhi script: ਕਿੱਤ

          Shahmukhi script: کِتّ

      • Vracada Apabhramsa:
        • Sindhi:
          • Kachchi: કીત્રી (kītrī), કિત્રાક (kitrāk)
  • Southern:
    • Helu Prakrit:
      • Dhivehi: ކިތައް (kitak̊)
      • Sinhalese: කෙතෙක් (ketek)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: कितिं (kitĩ), किती (kitī)
  • Western:
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gujarati: કેટલી (keṭlī), કેટલાક (keṭlāk)
  • ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬~𑀦 (kittiya~na)
    • Central:
      • Sauraseni Prakrit:
        • Hindustani: kitnā
          • Hindi: कितना
          • Urdu: کِتنَا
    • Northwestern:
      • Paisaci Prakrit:
        • Punjabi: kitnā, kitṇā

          Gurmukhi script: ਕਿਤਨਾ, ਕਿਤਣਾ

          Shahmukhi script: کِتنَا, کِتݨَا

  • ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬~𑀭 (kittiya~ra)
    • • Northwestern:
        • Paisaci Prakrit:
          • Lahnda: کترا (kitrā)
      • Western:
        • Sauraseni Prakrit:
          • Old Marwari: कीतराक (kītrāk)
  • ⇒ Prakrit: 𑀓𑀺𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀺𑀬~𑀮 (kittiya~la)
    • • Northwestern:
        • Sauraseni Prakrit:
          • Lahnda: کتلا (kittlā)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kiyatta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 161