𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀤𑀺 (pallaṭṭadi) — Śaurasenī

Etymology

Most likely derived from Ashokan Prakrit *𑀮𑀝𑁆 (*laṭ, “to swing, shake”) prefixed with परि- (pari-, “around”). Other possibilities include:

• Derived from Sanskrit परिवर्तते (parivartate, “revolves, returns, turns around”) through parivaṭṭ- > *paliaṭṭ- > *palyaṭṭ- > *pallaṭṭ-. This would make it a doublet of 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (parivaṭṭaï).
• Derived from the passive of Sanskrit पर्यटति (paryaṭati, “goes round”) through *paryaṭyati > *palyaṭṭaï > *pallaṭṭaï.
• Derived from Sanskrit पर्यस्त (paryasta, “overturned”), making it a doublet of 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀢𑁆𑀣 (pallattha, “overturned”), whence Marathi पालथणे (pālathṇe, “to turn over”).

Influence or merging from multiple sources is likely.

Verb

𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï) (Devanagari पल्लट्टइ, Kannada ಪಲ್ಲಟ್ಟಇ) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. turns over

Descendants

• Eastern:
  • Assamese: পালট (palot)
  • Bengali: পালটা (palṭa)
  • Maithili: palṭab

    Devanagari script: पलटब

    Tirhuta script: 𑒣𑒪𑒙𑒥

  • Odia: ପାଲଟିବା (pālaṭibā)
• Northern:
  • Nepali: पल्टनु (palṭanu)

  Maharastri Prakrit: 𑀧𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (pallaṭṭaï), 𑀧𑀮𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇 (palaṭṭaï)

  • Old Marathi: pālaṭaṇe

    Devanagari script: पालटणे

    Modi script: 𑘢𑘰𑘩𑘘𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: पालटणे (pālaṭṇe)
• Northeastern:
  • Takka Apabhramsa:
    • Old Punjabi: ਪਲਟਿ (palaṭi)
      • Punjabi:

        Gurmukhi script: ਪਲਟਣਾ (palṭaṇā)

        Shahmukhi script: پَلٹݨا (palṭṇā)

  • Vracada Apabhramsa:
    • Sindhi:

      Arabic script: پَلْٽَڻُ

      Devanagari script: पल्टणु

• Central:
  • Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    • Gujarati: પલટવું (palaṭvũ)
    • Marwari: पलटणौ (palaṭṇau)
  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: पलटना (palaṭnā)

    Urdu: پَلَٹْنا (palaṭnā)

References

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