𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺
Sauraseni Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit खनति (khanati), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kánati (“to dig”). Cognate with Maharastri Prakrit 𑀔𑀡𑀇 (khaṇaï).
Verb
𑀔𑀡𑀤𑀺 (khaṇadi)
- to dig
Descendants
- Gujarati: ખણવું (khaṇvũ)
- Hindi: खनना (khannā)
- Nepali: खन्नु (khannu)
References
- Sir George Abraham Grierson (1924), “The Prakrit Dhātv-ādēśas: According to the Western and the Eastern Schools of Prakrit Grammarians.”, in Memoirs of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, volume VIII, issue 2, Calcutta, page 130
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “khánati (3811)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press