𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣
Sauraseni Prakrit
FWOTD – 31 August 2016
Etymology
From Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰástas (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (“hand”). Compare Pali hattha.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /hət̪.t̪ʰə/
References
- Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hásta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
- Alfred C. Woolner (1986) Introduction to Prakrit, page 230
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