ભેજું
Gujarati
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Derived from Prakrit *𑀪𑁂𑀚𑁆𑀚𑁆- (*bhĕjj-), ultimately from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mazǰʰā́, from Proto-Indo-European *mosgʰḗn, whence also मज्जन् (majján, “marrow”) and Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀫𑀚𑁆𑀚𑀸 (majjā). Cognate to Hindi भेजा (bhejā) and Punjabi ਭੇੱਜਾ (bhejjā).
The phonetic changes between Indo-Iranian and Gujarati are irregular, and possibly the result of taboo deformation, according to Turner. It is also probably partially due to New Indo-Aryan languages preserving the aspiration in the Indo-Iranian *zǰʰ cluster, which was lost in Sanskrit. A possible development of the Gujarati form from Proto-Indo-Iranian is *mazǰʰ- > *mejjh- > *mhĕjj- (through metathesis of the aspiration) > bhej-.
Noun
[edit]ભેજું • (bhejũ) n