𐨀𐨚
Niya Prakrit
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Indo-Aryan *HārHtás (“that which is ground”), vṛddhi derivative of Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hr̥Htás (“ground”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂l̥h₁-tós (“ground”).[1] Cognate with Prakrit *𑀅𑀝𑁆𑀝 (*aṭṭa) (whence Hindi आटा (āṭā)); other Indo-European cognates include Classical Persian آرد (ārd, “flour”), Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “ground”), Old Armenian աղամ (ałam, “to grind”), Ancient Greek ἀλέω (aléō, “to grind”).
Noun
𐨀𐨚 (aṭa)[2][3][4]
- flour
References
- Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “ἀλέω”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 65
- Thomas Burrow (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 73
- Stefan Baums; Andrew Glass (2016), “aṭa”, in A Dictionary of Gandhari
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “ārta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 60