𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate)?

Prakrit 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï)

Uncertain. Perhaps derived from an unattested *𑀘𑀓𑁆𑀔𑀇 (*cakkhaï), from Sanskrit चक्षते (cakṣate), from चक्ष् (cakṣ, “to see, become visible”), but this raises phonetic issues. Probably not from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀘𑀖𑀢𑀺 (caghati, “to be able to”); see there for more on the counter-argument.

Verb

𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï) (Devanagari चाहइ)

1. to want, desire

Derived terms

• *𑀧𑀆𑀳𑀇 (*paāhaï) < *𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï) (see there for further descendants)

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani:
    • Hindi: चाहना (cāhnā)
    • Urdu: چَاہْنَا (cāhnā)
• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • Bengali–Assamese:
    • Early Assamese: চাহ্ (cah)
      • Assamese: চা (sa)
    • Bengali: চাওয়া (caōẇa)
    • Chittagonian: চা (sa)
    • Kamta: caöa
    • Sylheti: ꠌꠣꠃꠀ (saua)
  • Bihari:
    • Maithili: चाहब (cāhab)
  • Odia: ଚାହିଁବା (cāhĩbā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: चाहनु (cāhanu)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਚਾਹੁਣਾ (cāhuṇā), ਚਾਹਣਾ (cāhṇā)

  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: چاهڻُ (cāhaṇu)

    Devanagari script: चाहणु (cāhaṇu)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi: cāhaṇe

    Devanagari script: चाहणे

    Modi script: 𑘓𑘰𑘮𑘜𑘹

    • Marathi: चाहणे (cāhṇe)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: ચાહવું (cāhvũ)