𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞

Prakrit

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱeys-?

Sanskrit शिष् (śiṣ)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “left over”).

Adjective

𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)

1. left over

Descendants

• Hindustani:
  • Hindi: सीठा (sīṭhā)
  • Urdu: سِیٹھا (sīṭhā)

Etymology 2

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱeh₁s-

Sanskrit शास् (śās)

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás

Sanskrit -त (-ta)

Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit शिष्ट (śiṣṭa, “taught”).

Adjective

𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)

1. taught, ordered, said

Etymology 3

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *selǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sr̥štás

Sanskrit सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit सृष्ट (sṛṣṭa, “let go, released”). Cognate with Pali saṭṭha.

Adjective

𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)

1. created, arranged

Alternative forms

• *𑀲𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*saṭṭha), *𑀲𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀞 (*suṭṭha) — reconstructed based on descendants

Descendants

• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: सिट्टो (siṭṭo, “a kind of game”)
• ⇒ Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: (“to throw”)

    Gurmukhi script: ਸੁੱਟਣਾ (suṭṭaṇā)

    Shahmukhi script: سَٹّݨا (saṭṭṇā), سُٹّݨا (suṭṭṇā)

  • Saraiki: سَٹَّݨ (saṭṭaṇ)
  • Sindhi: سَٽَڻُ (saṭaṇu, “to cast, throw”)

Etymology 4

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱreyH-der.?

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćriHrás

Proto-Indo-European *-istHos

Proto-Indo-Iranian *-ištʰas

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćráyHištʰas

Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha)

Inherited from Sanskrit श्रेष्ठ (śreṣṭha, “best”).

Adjective

𑀲𑀺𑀝𑁆𑀞 (siṭṭha) (Devanagari सिट्ठ)

1. best, very good

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “सिट्ठ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].