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Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀘𑀯𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮

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This 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.

Prakrit

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Etymology

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Unknown. Turner compares to Nepali चोयो (coyo, split cane for making nets), Sindhi [script needed] (coī, framework with nets attached for catching fish). Compare also Sanskrit चीर (cīra, strip of bark, cloth), Prakrit *𑀘𑀯 (*cava, point or blade of plough) (> Hindi चौ (cau)).

Noun

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*𑀘𑀯𑀺𑀮𑁆𑀮 (*cavillam [1]

  1. small stick

Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*cavilla”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 256
  2. ^ Grierson, George A[braham] (1885) Bihār Peasant Life, being a discursive catalogue of the surroundings of the people of that province[1], Calcutta: The Bengal Secretariat Press, page 2