Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺

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

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    Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ)der.?
    Ashokan Prakrit *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)

    The stem is perhaps from the root *स्पिर् (*spir), from Sanskrit स्पृ (spṛ /⁠𑀲𑁆𑀧𑀾⁠/, “to release”).

    Verb

    *𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀢𑀺 (*phirati)[1]

    1. (intransitive) to move, wander, turn

    Descendants

    • Dardic:
      • Kashmiri: phirun
        Arabic script: پھِرُن
        Devanagari script: फिरुन
        Sharada script: 𑆦𑆴𑆫𑆶𑆤𑇀
    • Prakrit: 𑀨𑀺𑀭𑀇 (phiraï)

    References

    1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*phirati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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