𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆

Prakrit

Alternative forms

𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀅 (samia)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯der.

Sanskrit समिता (samitā)

Prakrit 𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆 (samiā)

Inherited from Sanskrit समिता (samitā, “wheat flour”), शमिता (śamitā, “rice powder”).^[1] Most descendants and borrowings reflect a late unexplained shift to *𑀲𑁂𑀫𑀺𑀆 (*semiā), *𑀲𑁂𑀯𑀺𑀆 (*seviā) (*/seː.ʋ̃i.aː/).

Noun

𑀲𑀫𑀺𑀆 (samiā) f (Devanagari समिआ) ^[2]

wheat flour

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Hindi: सेवँई (sevãī), सिवैयाँ (sivaiyā̃)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi: ਸੇਉਣੀ (seuṇī), ਸੇਮੀਆਂ (semīā̃)
- Sindhi: سينئِين (sẽī)
Southern Indo-Aryan:
- Marathi: शेव (śev), शेवी (śevī), शेवे (śeve), शेवय (śevay), शेव्या (śevyā)
Western Indo-Aryan:
- Gujarati: સેવ (sev), સેવઈ (sevaī)
  - → English: sev
  - → Hindi: सेव (sev)
→ Tamil: சேமியா (cēmiyā)
→ Telugu: సేమియా (sēmiyā)
→ Tulu: ಸೇಮೆ (sēme)
→ Malayalam: സേമിയ (sēmiya)
⇒ Kannada: ಸೇವಿಕೆ (sēvike)
⇒ Sanskrit: (Sanskritization) सेविका (sevikā)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “śamitā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “समिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

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

[2] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “समिआ”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

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