𑀫𑀟

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀫𑀴 (maḷa) — Māgadhī

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)

Prakrit 𑀫𑀟 (maḍa)

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

Adjective

𑀫𑀟 (maḍa) (Devanagari मड, Gujarati મડ) (Ardhamāgadhī, Māgadhī)

1. Alternative form of 𑀫𑀅 (maa, “dead, deceased”)

Descendants

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Assamese: মৰা (mora)
    • Bengali: মড়া (moṛa)
    • Rohingya: mora
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • ⇒ Sindhi:

    Devanagari script: मॾिअल

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Konkani: मडें (maḍẽ, “corpse”)
  • → Kannada: ಮಡಿದ (maḍida)