मगा

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Apabhramsa

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Etymology

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    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás
    Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.
    Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)
    Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga)
    Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga)der.
    Apabhramsa मगा (magā)

    From an adverbial use of Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕 (magga, “road, way”), from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀕 (maga /⁠magga⁠/), from Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga), whence also मग्ग (magga).

    Adverb

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    मगा (magā)

    1. after

    Descendants

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    • Marathi: मग (mag)

    References

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    • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “mārga”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 579
    • Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “मगा”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author], page 666.
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