𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás

Sanskrit मृग (mṛga)vrd.

Sanskrit मार्ग (mārga)

Sanskrit मार्ग॑ति (mā́rgati)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit मार्ग॑ति (mā́rgati), from मार्ग (mārga), a vṛddhi derivative of मृग (mṛga), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥gás.

Verb

𑀫𑀕𑁆𑀕𑀇 (maggaï) (Devanagari मग्गइ)

1. to ask for
2. to seek, look for

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: माँगना (māṅgnā)
    • Urdu: مان٘گْنا (māṅgnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Early Assamese: মাগ্ (mag)
      • Assamese: মাগা (maga)
    • Bengali: মাঙ্গা (maṅga)
  • Odia: ମାଗିବା (māgibā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: माग्नु (māgnu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Kachchi: મંગણૂ (maṅgṇū)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਮੰਗਣਾ (maṅgṇā)

    Shahmukhi script: مَن٘گْݨا (maṉgṇā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: مَڱڻُ

    Devanagari script: मङणु

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: 𑘦𑘰𑘐𑘜𑘹 (māgaṇe)
    • Marathi: मागणे (māgṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: માંગવું (mā̃gvũ), માગવું (māgvũ)