-𑀇𑀅

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit -इत (-ita), ultimaetly from Proto-Indo-Iranian *-tás, from Proto-Indo-European *-tós.

Suffix

-𑀇𑀅 (-ia) (Devanagari -इअ)

1. -ed

Declension

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Derived terms

Prakrit terms suffixed with -𑀇𑀅

Descendants

(All are extended by Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))

• Punjabi: -ਇਆ (-iā, forms past participles) (as in ਮਿਲਣਾ (milṇā, “to meet”) → ਮਿਲਿਆ (miliā, “met”))
• Hindi: -आ (-ā, forms past participles) (as in मिलना (milnā, “to meet”) → मिला (milā, “met”)), -या (-yā, only after roots ending in vowels) (as in खाना (khānā, “to eat”) → खाया (khāyā, “eaten”))

References

• Masica, Colin P. (1993) The Indo-Aryan Languages (Cambridge Language Surveys), Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 279