Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆

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

Perhaps from Sanskrit *बूर्यते (būryate), a metathesised form of ब्रूयते (brūyate), from the root ब्रू (brū, “speak, say”).[1]

Root

*𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑁆 (*boll)[2]

to speak, utter

Derived terms

*𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑀺 (*bollati)
- Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Awadhi: बोलब (bolab)
  - Bhojpuri: बोलल (bolal)
- Khasa Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Nepali: बोल्नु (bolnu)
  - Western Pahari:
    - Bilaspuri: बोलणा (bolṇā)
    - Mandeali: बोलणा (bolṇā)
    - Kullu Pahari: बोलणा (bolṇā)
- Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Assamese: বোল (bül)
  - Bengali: বলা (bôla)
- Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bollaï), 𑀩𑀼𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇 (bullaï)
  - Old Marathi:
    Devanagari: बोलणे (bolaṇe)
    Modi: 𑘤𑘻𑘩𑘜𑘹 (bolaṇe)
    - Marathi: बोलणे (bolṇe)
- Paisaci Prakrit: [Term?]
  - Takka Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    - Punjabi: ਬੋਲਣਾ (bolṇā)
- Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀤𑀺 (bolladi)
  - Gurjar Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    - Old Gujarati: बोलिवउं
      - Gujarati: બોલવું (bolvũ)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa: [Term?]
    - Hindustani:
      Hindi: बोलना (bolnā)
      Urdu: بولنا‎ (bolnā)

References

Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 876
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*bōll (9321)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Suniti Kumar Chatterji (1926) The Origin and Development of the Bengali Language‎, volume 2, Calcutta: Calcutta University Press, page 876

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “*bōll (9321)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press