Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢

This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

Alternative forms

*𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 f (*kuttī, “female dog”)

Etymology

Possibly from Proto-Indo-Aryan *kúttas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kúttas (compare Proto-Iranian *kútah), possibly of onomatopoeic origin, which could imply a Wanderwort instead of inheritance from Proto-Indo-Iranian.

Noun

*𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (*kutta) m

dog

Descendants

Magadhi Prakrit: [Term?]
- Bengali: কুত্তা (kutta)
- Sylheti: ꠇꠥꠔ꠆ꠔꠣ (kutta)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (kutta)
- Marathi: कुत्रा m (kutrā), कुत्री f (kutrī), कुत्रे n (kutre) (Sanskritised)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 m (kutta), 𑀓𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢𑀻 f (kuttī)
- Gujarati: કૂતરો m (kūtro), કૂતરી f (kūtrī), કૂતરું n (kūtrũ)
- Hindi: कुत्ता m (kuttā), कुत्ती f (kuttī)
- Punjabi: ਕੁੱਤਾ m (kutā), ਕੁੱਤੀ f (kutī)
→ Nepali: कुती (kutī, “puppy”)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “kutta (3275)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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