Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳

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

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás

Sanskrit गृह (gṛha)

Ashokan Prakrit *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳

Vriddhi of Sanskrit गृह (gṛhá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás.

Noun

*𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha) (Proto-Middle Indo-Aryan)

1. house

Derived terms

• *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*kaccagarhikā) (see there for further descendants)
• *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦 (*garha-āyatana)
  • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡 (*ghara-āyayaṇa)

    Khasa Prakrit:

    • Nepali: घरान (gharān)

    Magadhi Prakrit:

    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: घरान

      Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢

• *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳-𑀆𑀬𑀢𑀦-𑀓 (*garha-āyatana-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓 (-ka))
  • Prakrit: *𑀖𑀭-𑀆𑀬𑀬𑀡-𑀬 (*ghara-āyayaṇa-ya)

    Khasa Prakrit:

    • Nepali: घराना (gharānā)

    Magadhi Prakrit:

    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: घराना

      Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩𑒰𑒢𑒰

    Maharastri Prakrit:

    • Old Marathi: gharāṇeṃ

      Devanagari script: घराणें

      Modi script: 𑘑𑘨𑘰𑘜𑘹𑘽

      • Marathi: घराणे (gharāṇe)

    Paisaci Prakrit:

    • Punjabi: gharānā

      Gurmukhi script: ਘਰਾਨਾ

      Shahmukhi script: گھرانہ

    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: گھراڻو

      Devanagari script: घराणो

    Sauraseni Prakrit:

    • Hindustani: gharānā

      Hindi: घराना

      Urdu: گَھرَانَا

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀖𑀭 (ghara) (through metathesis)
  • Eastern Indo-Aryan:
    • Assamese: ঘৰ (ghor)
    • Old Bengali: ঘর (ghara)
      • Middle Bengali: ঘর (ghor)
        • Bengali: ঘর (ghor)
      • Chakma: 𑄊𑄧𑄢𑄴 (ghar)
      • Rohingya: gór
      • Sylheti: ꠊꠞ (gór)
    • Maithili:

      Devanagari script: घर (ghar)

      Tirhuta script: 𑒒𑒩 (ghara)

    • Odia: ଘର (ghara)
  • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Hindi: घर (ghara)
      • Braj: घर (ghar)
      • Hindustani: ghar

        Hindi: घर

        Urdu: گَھر (ghar)

  • Northern Indo-Aryan:
    • Nepali: घर (ghar)
  • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Punjabi: ਘਰੁ (gharu)
      • Dogri:

        Devanagari script: घर (ghar)

        Dogra script: 𑠍𑠤 (ghar)

      • Punjabi: ghar

        Gurmukhi script: ਘਰ

        Shahmukhi script: گھر

    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: گهَرُ (gharu)

      Devanagari script: घरु

  • Southern Indo-Aryan:
    • Konkani: ghar

      Devanagari script: घर

      Kannada script: ಘರ್

      Latin script: ghor

    • Old Marathi: ghara

      Devanagari script: घर

      Modi script: 𑘑𑘨

      • Marathi: घर (ghar)
  • Western Indo-Aryan:
    • Old Gujarati: घर (ghara)
      • Gujaratic:
        • Middle Gujarati:
          • Gujarati: ઘર (ghar)
        • Saurashtra: ꢕꢿꢬ꣄ (ghēr)
      • Rajasthani:
        • Ahirani: घर (ghar)
        • Bagri: घर
        • Eastern Rajasthani:
          • Malvi: घर (ghar)
        • Gojri: گَھر (ghar)
        • Western Rajasthani:
          • Marwari: घर (ghar)
          • Mewari: घर (ghar)
    • Romani: kher, khër (International Standard)
    • Vaghri: ઘર (ghar)

Further reading

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