𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sem-

Proto-Indo-Iranian *sam-

Sanskrit सम्- (sam-)

Proto-Indo-European *wert-

Sanskrit वृत् (vṛt)

Sanskrit संवृत् (saṃvṛt)

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Sanskrit -अयति (-ayati)

Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei)

Inherited from Sanskrit संवर्तयति (saṃvartayati, “to cause to turn; to clench, wrap up”), from the root संवृत् (saṃvṛt), from सं- (saṃ-) +‎ वृत् (vṛt).

Compare the related 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀼𑀝𑁆𑀝 (saṃvuṭṭa), 𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀼𑀢𑁆𑀢 (saṃvutta), from Sanskrit संवृत्त (saṃvṛtta, “approached; happened”). Descendants may be influenced by Sanskrit संवेष्टयति (saṃveṣṭayati, “to wrap up, wind around”).

Verb

𑀲𑀁𑀯𑀝𑁆𑀝𑁂𑀇 (saṃvaṭṭei) (Devanagari संवट्टेइ, Kannada ಸಂವಟ್ಟೇಇ) (transitive) (Māhārāṣṭrī)

1. to put in one place, gather, collect
2. to crumple, compress, clench

Descendants

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: (intr.) सिमटना (simaṭnā), सिमिटना (simiṭnā), (tr.) समेटना (sameṭnā)
    • Urdu: (intr.) سِمَٹْنَا (simaṭnā), (tr.) سَمیٹْنَا (sameṭnā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: समेट्नु (sameṭnu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi: ਸਮੇਟਣਾ (sameṭṇā)
• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: समेटणे (sameṭṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: સમેટવું (sameṭvũ)