𑀏𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ey-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti

Sanskrit एति॑ (éti)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀢𑀺

Inherited from Sanskrit एति॑ (éti), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey-. Cognate with Pali eti.

Verb

𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)

1. to go

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Jaugada, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Rampurva	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Sarnath	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
East	Jaugada	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
Northwest	Mansehra	𐨩𐨟𐨁 (yati)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti) (5) 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti) (2) 𐨩𐨟𐨁 (yati) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀏𑀇 (ei), 𑀏𑀤𑀺 (edi) — Śaurasenī
  • Insular Indo-Aryan:
    • Sinhalese: එනවා (enawā)
  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Konkani: येव्चे / ಯೆವ್ಚೆ / ievchem (yevce)
    • Old Marathi: 𑘊𑘜𑘹 / एणे (eṇe), 𑘧𑘹𑘜𑘹 / येणे (yeṇe)
      • Marathi: येणे (yeṇe)

References

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