𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯
Maharastri Prakrit
Etymology
From Sanskrit सव्य (savya), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *sawyás, from Proto-Indo-European *sewyós. Compare Middle Persian [script needed] (hwy /hōy/, “left, left-hand”).
Adjective
𑀲𑀯𑁆𑀯 (savva)
- left, left-hand
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) , “savyá (767)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press