𑀏𑀢𑀺

𑀏𑀢𑀺

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit एति (éti), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Háyti, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁éyti, from *h₁ey- (“to go”). Cognate with Pali eti.

Verb

𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)

1. to go

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Jaugada, Lauriya-Araraj, Lauriya-Nandangarh and Rampurva.

Dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Rampurva	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Nandangarh	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Lauriya-Araraj	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
	Sarnath	𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti)
East	Jaugada	𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti)
Northwest	Mansehra	𐨩𐨟𐨁 (yati)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀏𑀢𑀺 (“to go”)
𑀏𑀢𑀺 (eti) (5) 𑀬𑀸𑀢𑀺 (yāti) (2) 𐨩𐨟𐨁‎ (yati) (1)

Descendants

• Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀏𑀇 (ei)
  • Konkani: yevce

    Devanagari: येव्चे

    Kannada: ಯೆವ್ಚೆ

    Latin: ievchem

  • Old Marathi:

    Modi: 𑘊𑘜𑘹 (eṇe), 𑘧𑘹𑘜𑘹 (yeṇe)

    Devanagari: एणे (eṇe), येणे (yeṇe)

    • Marathi: येणे (yeṇe)
• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀏𑀤𑀺 (edi)

References

• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “ḗti (2515)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press