Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓

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

PIE word
*néh₂s

From Sanskrit *नःक ~ *नस्क (naḥka ~ naska), from नस् (nás) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka)

1. (anatomy) nose

Derived terms

• *𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nākka) (vṛddhi derivative)
  • *𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*nākka-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Odia: ନାକା (naka)
    • Maharastri Prakrit:
      • Marathi: नाका (nākā)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit:
      • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
        • Gujarati: નાકું (nākũ)
        • Marwari: नाकौ (nākau)
      • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
        • Hindustani: nākā

          Hindi: नाका

          Urdu: ناکا

    • Paisaci Prakrit:
      • Punjabi:

        Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਕਾ (nākā)

        Shahmukhi script: ناکہ (nākh)

      • Sindhi:

        Arabic script: ناڪو

        Devanagari script: नाको

• *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓𑀻𑀮 (*nakkakīla)
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Maithili: nakēl

      Devanagari script: नकेल

      Tirhuta script: 𑒢𑒏𑒹𑒪

  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Gujarati: નકેલ (nakel)
      • Marwari: नकेल (nakel)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
      • Hindustani: nakel

        Hindi: नकेल

        Urdu: نَکیل (nakel)

  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: nakēl

      Gurmukhi script: ਨਕੇਲ

      Shahmukhi script: نَکیل

• *𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (*nakkasirā)
  • Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā)
    • Hindustani: naksīr

      Hindi: नकसीर

      Urdu: نَکْسِیر (naksīr)

    • Marwari: नकसीर (naksīr), नकसींर (naksī̃r)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) (see there for further descendants)
• → Classical Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra) (Sanskritization) (<^? Prakrit)