𐨧𐨁𐨗𐨹

Niya Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *bíHȷ́am

Sanskrit बीज॒ (bī́ja)

Niya Prakrit 𐨧𐨁𐨗𐨹 (bhij́a)

Inherited from Sanskrit बीज॒ (bī́ja).

Noun

𐨧𐨁𐨗𐨹 (bhij́a)

1. seed

Alternative forms

• 𐨧𐨁𐨭 (bhiśa)

References

• Burrow, Thomas (1937) The Language of the Kharosthi Documents from Chinese Turkestan, London: Cambridge University Press, page 110
• Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “bīˊja”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 523