< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit
Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆-
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्थगति (sthagati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”).
Noun
*𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆- (*ṭhagg-) m
- a cheat, fraud
Descendants
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀞𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ṭhagiya, “cheated”)
- Gujarati: ઠગ (ṭhag)
- Hindi: ठग (ṭhag), ठगना (ṭhagnā, “to cheat”)
- → English: thug
- Punjabi: ਠੱਗ (ṭhag), ਠੱਗਣਾ (ṭhagṇā, “to cheat”)
- Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
- Marathi: ठक (ṭhak, “thief, swindler”)
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ṭhagg”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press