< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit
Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀧𑀸𑀘𑀻𑀮
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Sanskrit प्राचीर (prācīra).
Noun
*𑀧𑀸𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pācīla)[1]
- enclosure, fence, wall
Descendants
- Magadhi Prakrit: *𑀧𑀜𑁆𑀘𑀻𑀮 (*pañcīla)
- Bengali: পাঁচিল (pãcil)
- Oriya: ପାଚିରୀ (paciri), ପାଚେରୀ (paceri)
References
- Chatterji, Suniti Kumar (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language, volume 1, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 470