Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧

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

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, imitating baby-talk.

Noun

*𑀩𑀸𑀧𑁆𑀧 (*bāppa) m

daddy, papa

Descendants

Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa)
- Assamese: বাপ (bap), বাপা (bapa)
- Bengali: বাপ (bap), বাপু (bapu)
- Oriya: ବାପ (bapô), ବାପା (bapa), ବାପୁ (bapu)
Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa)
- Marathi: बाप (bāp)
Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀩𑀧𑁆𑀧 (bappa)
- Gujarati: બાપ (bāp)
- Hindi: बाप (bāp)
- Punjabi: ਬਾਪ (bāp), ਬਾਪੂ (bāpū)

References

Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “bāppa (9209)”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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