𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓
Ashokan Prakrit
Etymology
From 𑀧𑁄𑀢 (pota /potta/) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-), from Sanskrit पौत्र (paútra).
Noun
𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka /pottaka/)
- son's son, grandson
- c. 237 BCE, Aśoka, Major Rock Edict 5, Delhi-Topra lines 7-9:
- […] 𑀇 𑀏𑀴𑀓𑀸 𑀘𑀸 𑀲𑀽𑀓𑀮𑀻 𑀘𑀸 𑀕𑀪𑀺𑀦𑀻 𑀯 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫𑀻𑀦𑀸 𑀯 𑀅𑀯𑀥𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓𑁂 𑀧𑀺 𑀘 𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀆𑀲𑀁𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁂 […]
- […] i eḷakā cā sūkalī cā gabhinī va pāyamīnā va avadhiyā potake pi ca kāni āsaṃmāsike […]
- […] 𑀇 𑀏𑀴𑀓𑀸 𑀘𑀸 𑀲𑀽𑀓𑀮𑀻 𑀘𑀸 𑀕𑀪𑀺𑀦𑀻 𑀯 𑀧𑀸𑀬𑀫𑀻𑀦𑀸 𑀯 𑀅𑀯𑀥𑀺𑀬𑀸 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓𑁂 𑀧𑀺 𑀘 𑀓𑀸𑀦𑀺 𑀆𑀲𑀁𑀫𑀸𑀲𑀺𑀓𑁂 […]
Alternative forms
Attested at Delhi-Topra.
Dialectal forms of 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son's son”) | ||
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Variety | Location | Forms edit |
Central | Delhi-Topra | 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 /pottaka/ (potaka) |
West | Girnar | 𑀧𑁄𑀢 /potta/ (pota), 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (potra) |
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (“son's son”) | ||
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![]() 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑀓 (potaka) (1) 𑀧𑁄𑀢 (pota) (1) 𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀭 (potra) (1) |
Descendants
- Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀧𑁄𑀢𑁆𑀢-𑀕 (*potta-ga)
- Hindustani:
- Hindi: पोता (potā)
- Urdu: پوتا (potā)
- Hindustani:
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “paútra”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press