𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit सहस्र (sahásra), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *saźʰásram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *saȷ́ʰásram (“thousand”), from Proto-Indo-European *sm̥-ǵʰéslom, from *sm̥- (“one; full”) + *ǵʰéslom (“thousand”).
Alternative forms
| Dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variety | Location | Forms |
| Central | Kalsi | 𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa) |
| Northwest | Shahbazgarhi | 𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra) |
| West | Girnar | 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) |
| Map of dialectal forms of 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (“thousand”) | ||
|---|---|---|
 𐨯𐨱𐨯𐨿𐨪 (sahasra) (1) 𑀲𑀳𑀲𑁆𑀭 (sahasra) (1) 𑀱𑀳𑀱 (ṣahaṣa) (1) | ||
Descendants
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “sahásra (13307)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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