Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸

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

Etymology

Possibly related to *𑀥𑀺𑀧𑁆𑀧𑁆 (*dhipp, “to flicker, shine”, root), with further origin unclear.

Noun

*𑀥𑀼𑀧𑁆𑀧𑀸 (*dhuppā) f

1. sunshine

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Hindustani: dhūp

    Hindi: धूप

    Urdu: دُھوپ

• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Punjabi: ਧੂਪ (dhūpa)
    • Punjabi:

      Gurmukhi script: ਧੁੱਪ (dhuppa)

      Shahmukhi script: دُھپّ (dhupp)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Marathi: धूप (dhūp)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Gujarati: ધૂપ (dhūp)