Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

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Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

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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Adjective

*𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*choṭṭa)

1. small

Descendants

• Central-Western:
  • Central:
    • Hindustani:
      • Hindi: छोटा (choṭā, “small; young”)
        • → Kashmiri: ژھۆٹ‎ (ċhoṭ)
        • → Marathi: छोटे (choṭe)
      • Urdu: چھوٹا‎ (choṭā)
    • Pahari:
      • Nepali: छोटो (choṭo)
  • Northwestern:
    • Punjabi: ਛੋਟਾ (choṭā) / چھوٹا‎ (choṭā)
  • Western:
    • Gujarati: છોટું (choṭũ)
• Eastern:
  • Bengali–Assamese
    • Assamese: ছোট (süt)
    • Bengali: ছোট (choṭ)
  • Oriya: ଛୋଟ (choṭô)

References

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