Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀅𑀒𑁆𑀒

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This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit ΰ€…ΰ€€ΰ₯ΰ€€ (atta, β€œeaten”, past participle of ΰ€…ΰ€¦ΰ₯ (ad, β€œto eat”, root)); ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ed- (β€œto eat”).

Noun

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*𑀅𑀒𑁆𑀒 (*atta)[1]

  1. food

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œ*atta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 12
  2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) β€œgavatta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 219