𑀫𑀝

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *mer-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós

Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás

Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá)

Ashokan Prakrit 𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)

Inherited from Sanskrit मृ॒त (mṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *mr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥tós, from *mer- + *-tós.

Adjective

𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)

1. Alternative form of 𑀫𑀢 (mata, “dead”)

Alternative forms

Attested at Kalsi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
Variety	Location	Lemmas	Forms edit
Central	Kalsi	𑀫𑀝 (maṭa)
Northwest	Shahbazgarhi	𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa)
	Mansehra	𐨨𐨚 (maṭa)
West	Girnar	𑀫𑀢 (mata)

Map of dialectal forms of 𑀫𑀢 (“dead”)
𑀫𑀝 (maṭa) (1) 𐨨𐨚 (maṭa) (1) 𑀫𑀢 (mata) (1) 𐨨𐨂𐨚 (muṭa) (1)

Descendants

• Prakrit: 𑀫𑀟 (maḍa), 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa) — Māgadhī (see there for further descendants)