𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit श्चुत् (ścut)

Sanskrit च्युत् (cyut)

Sanskrit च्योतति (cyotati)

Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇 (cuaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit च्योतति (cyotati), with the -𑀉- (-u-) probably with influence from Prakrit 𑀘𑀼𑀅 (cua, “moved”) or from the Sanskrit aorist in अच्युतत् (acyutat).

Verb

𑀘𑀼𑀅𑀇 (cuaï) (Devanagari चुअइ)

1. to drip

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Awadhi: चुवइ (cuvaï)
  • Old Hindi:
    • Hindi: चूना (cūnā, “to drip”)
    • Urdu: چونا (conā, “to drip”)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Bengali:
    • Bengali: চুয়া (cuẏa)
  • Odia: ଚୁଇବା (cuibā)
  • Bhojpuri: चुअल (cual)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Kumaoni: चूणो (cūṇo)
  • Nepali: चुहुनु (cuhunu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Sindhi: [script needed] (cuaṇu)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: ચુવું (cuvũ)

References

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