𑀲𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *syewh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *syúh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *síh₁wyeti

Proto-Indo-Iranian *síHwyati

Sanskrit सीव्यति (sīvyati)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀇

Inherited from Sanskrit सीव्यति (sī́vyati). Cognate with Pali सिब्बति (sibbati).

Verb

𑀲𑀺𑀯𑁆𑀯𑀇 (sivvaï) (Devanagari सिव्वइ) (transitive)

1. to sew, stitch

Descendants

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani: sīnā

    Hindi: सीना

    Urdu: سينا

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਸਿਊਣਾ (siūṇā)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘫𑘲𑘪𑘜𑘹 (śīvaṇe)
    • Marathi: शिवणे (śivṇe)
  • Konkani: शिव्चे (śivce)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: સીવવું (sīvvũ)

References

• Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “सिव्वइ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 906.
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sī́vyati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 776