ਅੱਛਣਾ

Pahari-Potwari

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit अति- (ati-)

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti

Sanskrit एति॑ (éti)

Sanskrit अत्ये॑ति (átyeti)

Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁂𑀇 (accei)

Pahari-Potwari ਅੱਛਣਾ

Inherited from Prakrit 𑀅𑀘𑁆𑀘𑁂𑀇 (accei), from Sanskrit अत्ये॑ति (átyeti), from अति- (ati-) + एति॑ (éti). Cognate with Palula áača / آچہ, Sindhi اَچَڻُ (acaṇu) / अचणु / 𑊰𑋀𑋌𑋣 (acaṇu), Kholosi ačen, Kachchi અચણુ (acaṇu), Vaghri અચ્ચણુ (accaṇu).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰᵊ.ɳaː/, [ət͡ʃ.t͡ʃʰᵊ.ɳäː]
• (occasionally) IPA^(key): /əɕ.ɕᵊ.ɳaː/

Verb

ਅੱਛਣਾ (acchaṇā) (intransitive, Shahmukhi اَچّھݨا)

1. (intransitive) to come, arrive, reach

Further reading

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “átyēti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12