Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟
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Ashokan Prakrit
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Perhaps from Sanskrit आकृत (ā́kṛta, “shaped, arranged”), but this does not explain the geminated k and its retention in descendants. The sound changes would have to assume a retroflex variant of r (a regional Indo-Aryan feature at that time) and the assimilation of t to it as well as spontaneous voicing. This is all dubious.
Adjective
[edit]*𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟 (*ākkaḍa)[1]
Descendants
[edit]- Maharastri Prakrit:
- Marathi: अकड (akaḍ)
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
Derived terms
[edit]- *𑀆𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀟-𑀢𑀺 (*ākkaḍa-ti, verb) (or synchronic formations)
References
[edit]- ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*ākkaḍa”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press