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Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Possibly from *𑀥𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*dhipp, “to flicker, shine”, root).

Noun

*𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā) f

sunshine

Descendants

Prakrit:
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani:
      Hindi: धूप (dhūp)
      
      Urdu: دھوپ‎ (dhūp)
  - Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    - Gujarati: ધૂપ (dhūp)
- Maharastri Prakrit:
  - Marathi: धूप (dhūp)

Further reading

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*dhuppā (6825)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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