Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓

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

PIE word
*néh₂s

From Sanskrit *नःक ~ *नस्क (naḥka ~ naska), from नस् (nás) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka)[1]

(anatomy) nose

Derived terms

*𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nākka) (vṛddhi derivative)
- *𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*nākka-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Oriya: ନାକା (naka)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: नाका (nākā)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gurjar Apabhramsa:
      - Gujarati: નાકું (nākũ)
      - Marwari: नाकौ (nākau)
    - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
      - Hindustani: nākā
        Hindi: नाका
        Urdu: ناکا‎
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi: ਨਾਕਾ (nākā)
      Shahmukhi: ناکہ‎ (nāka)
    - Sindhi:
      Arabic: ناڪو‎
      Devanagari: नाको
*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓𑀻𑀮 (*nakkakīla)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Maithili: nakēl
    Devanagari: नकेल
    Tirhuta: 𑒢𑒏𑒹𑒪
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Gurjar Apabhramsa:
    - Gujarati: નકેલ (nakel)
    - Marwari: नकेल (nakel)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani: nakel
      Hindi: नकेल
      Urdu: نَکیل‎
- Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: nakēl
    Gurmukhi: ਨਕੇਲ
    Shahmukhi: نَکیل‎
*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (*nakkasirā)
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā)
  - Hindustani: naksīr
    Hindi: नकसीर
    Urdu: نَکْسِیر‎
  - Marwari: नकसीर (naksīr), नकसींर (naksī̃r)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) (see there for further descendants)
→ Classical Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra) (Sanskritization) (<^? Prakrit)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397.

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397.