𑀧𑀼𑀢

𑀧𑀼𑀢

Ashokan Prakrit

Noun

𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta /putta/)[1][2]

1. Alternative form of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra, “son”)

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Dhauli, Jaugada, Kalsi and Sanchi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son”)
Variety	Location	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta)
	Delhi-Topra	𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta)
	Sanchi	𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta)
East	Dhauli	𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta)
	Jaugada	𑀧𑀼𑀢 /putta/ (puta)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪 (putra)
	Mansehra	𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪 (putra)
West	Girnar	𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son”)
𑀧𑀼𑀢 (puta) (5) 𐨤𐨂𐨟𐨿𐨪‎ (putra) (2) 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀭 (putra) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀧𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (putta)

  Magadhi Prakrit:

  • Assamese: পুত (put)
  • Bengali: পুত (put)
  • Rohingya: fut
  • Sylheti: ꠙꠥꠔ (fut)

  Maharastri Prakrit:

  • Konkani: pūt

    Devanagari: पूत

    Kannada: ಪೂತ್

    Latin: put

  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari: पुत (puta), पूत (pūta)

    Modi: 𑘢𑘳𑘝 (puta)

  Sauraseni Prakrit:

  • Hindi: पूत (pūt)
  • Paisaci Prakrit:
    • Punjabi: ਪੁੱਤ (putta), ਪੁੱਤਰ (puttar)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “putrá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
2. Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 54.