Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀬𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀦

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂yéwHō. Possibly a back-formation of Sanskrit युवानक (yuvānaka) or a semi-learned borrowing from Sanskrit युवन् (yúvan), with influence from युवानम् (yúvānam) or युवानः (yúvānaḥ). Compare Pali yuvāna.

Noun[edit]

*𑀬𑀼𑀯𑀸𑀦 (*yuvāna)[1]

  1. young

Descendants[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “yuvāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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