𑀧𑀺𑀬

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀧𑀺𑀅 (pia)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *preyH-

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *priHós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHyás

Sanskrit प्रिय (priya)

Prakrit 𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya)

Inherited from Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *priHyás (“dear, beloved”).

Noun

𑀧𑀺𑀬 (piya) m (Devanagari पिय, Gujarati પિય, Kannada ಪಿಯ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māgadhī, Śaurasenī, Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. beloved

References

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