𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭

Prakrit

Etymology

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रस्तर (prastara). Cognate with Pali patthara.

Noun

𑀧𑀢𑁆𑀣𑀭 (patthara) m (Devanagari पत्थर, Kannada ಪತ್ಥರ) (Sauraseni, Maharastri, Magadhi)

1. stone

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Assamese: পাথৰ (pathor)
  • Bengali: পাথর (pathôr)
  • Sylheti: ꠙꠣꠔ꠆ꠕꠞ (fattór)
• Central:
  • Old Hindi: पाथर (pāthara)
• Northwestern:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਪੱਥਰ (patthar, “stone, rock”)

    Shahmukhi script: پتھر (patthar, “stone, rock”)

  • → Gujarati: પથ્થર (paththar)
  • → Marathi: पत्थर (patthar, “stone, rock”)
  • → Hindi: पत्थर (patthar, “stone, rock”)
  • → Urdu: پتھر (patthar, “stone, rock”)

References

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