Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸

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This Ashokan Prakrit entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Ashokan Prakrit

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Etymology

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Inherited from Sanskrit *कृत्यगृहिका (kṛtyagṛhikā, literally action house), from कृत्य (kṛtya) +‎ गृह (gṛha) +‎ -इका (-ikā). By surface analysis, 𑀓𑀘 (kaca /⁠kacca⁠/, Girnar) +‎ *𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳 (*garha) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀇𑀓𑀸- (-ikā-).

Noun

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*𑀓𑀘𑁆𑀘𑀕𑀭𑁆𑀳𑀺𑀓𑀸 (*kaccagarhikāf[1]

  1. courthouse

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “kr̥tyagharikā”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 178