Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆

This 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.

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷer-

Sanskrit कृ (kṛ)

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Sanskrit -य (-ya)

Sanskrit कृत्य (kṛtya)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀓𑀘 (kaca)

Prakrit 𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca)

Proto-Indo-European *gʰerdʰ-der.

Proto-Indo-Iranian *gʰr̥dʰás

Sanskrit गृह (gṛha)

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

Prakrit 𑀖𑀭 (ghara)

Prakrit *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆

𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘 (kacca) +‎ 𑀖𑀭 (ghara) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Noun

*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā) f (Devanagari *कच्चहरिआ) (Proto-New Indo-Aryan)

1. courthouse

Declension

Maharastri declension of *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (feminine)
	singular	plural
Nominative	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀑 (*kaccahariāo) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀉 (*kaccahariāu) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)
Accusative	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀅𑀁 (*kaccahariaṃ)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀑 (*kaccahariāo) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀉 (*kaccahariāu) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)
Instrumental	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀏 (*kaccahariāe) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀇 (*kaccahariāi) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀅 (*kaccahariāa)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺 (*kaccahariāhi) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁 (*kaccahariāhiṃ)
Dative	—	—
Ablative	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀑 (*kaccahariāo) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀉 (*kaccahariāu)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀳𑀺𑀁𑀢𑁄 (*kaccahariāhiṃto)
Genitive	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀏 (*kaccahariāe) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀇 (*kaccahariāi) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀅 (*kaccahariāa)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀡 (*kaccahariāṇa) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀡𑀁 (*kaccahariāṇaṃ)
Locative	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀏 (*kaccahariāe) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀇 (*kaccahariāi) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀅 (*kaccahariāa)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼 (*kaccahariāsu) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀲𑀼𑀁 (*kaccahariāsuṃ)
Vocative	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀏 (*kaccaharie) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)	*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀑 (*kaccahariāo) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆𑀉 (*kaccahariāu) or *𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀳𑀭𑀺𑀆 (*kaccahariā)

Descendants

Inherited

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: कचहरी (kacahrī)
      • → Gujarati: કચેરી (kacerī)
      • → Marathi: कचेरी (kacerī)
        • → Kannada: ಕಚೇರಿ (kacēri)
        • → Malayalam: കച്ചേരി (kaccēri)
        • → Tamil: கச்சேரி (kaccēri)
          • → English: cutcherry
        • → Telugu: కచేరీ (kacērī)
    • Urdu: کَچَہْرِی (kacahrī)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali-Assamese:
    • Assamese: কাচাৰী (kasari)
    • Bengali: কাছারী (kachari)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: कचहरी / 𑒏𑒔𑒯𑒩𑒲 (kacahᵊrī)
  • Odia: କଚେରି (kaceri), କଚିରି (kaciri)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: कचहरी (kacaharī)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਕਚਹਿਰੀ / کَچہری (kachirī)
  • Sindhi: ڪَچَهَريِ / कचहरी (kacaharyi)