< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit

Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀸𑀘𑀻𑀮

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed words 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

Inherited from Sanskrit प्राचीर (prācīra).

Noun

*𑀧𑀸𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pācīla)[1]

  1. enclosure, fence, wall

Descendants
  • Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pañcīla)
    • Bengali: পাঁচিল (pãcil)
    • Oriya: ପାଚିରୀ (paciri), ପାଚେରୀ (paceri)

References
  1. Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 470
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