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Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦

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

A corruption from an earlier *𑀧𑀱𑁆𑀝𑀸𑀦 (*paṣṭāna), a borrowing from Old Iranian. Related to Pashto پښتون‎ (paẍtun); see there for more.

Noun

*𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀞𑀸𑀦 (*paṭṭhāna)[1]

  1. Pashtun

Descendants
  • Khasa Prakrit:
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
  • Maharastri Prakrit:
    • Konkani: paṭhāṇ
      Devanagari: पठाण
      Kannada: ಪಠಾಣ್
      Latin: potthann
    • Marathi: पठाण (paṭhāṇ)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Vracada Apabhramsa:
      • Sindhi:
        Arabic: پَٺاڻُ‎
        Devanagari: पठाणु
  • Sauraseni Prakrit:
    • Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      • Gujarati: પઠાણ (paṭhāṇ)
    • Sauraseni Apabhramsa:

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paṣṭāna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 452
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