Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇

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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Sanskrit प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate)?

Prakrit *𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï)

Possibly from Sanskrit प्रचक्षते (pracakṣate). By surface analysis, 𑀧- (pa-) +‎ 𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (cāhaï, “to want”).

Verb

*𑀧𑀘𑀸𑀳𑀇 (*pacāhaï)

1. to look for

Descendants

• Eastern Indo-Aryan:
  • >? Odia: ପାଇବା (pāibā, “to suit”)
• Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
  • Sindhi:

    Arabic script: پَهَڻُ (pahaṇu)

    Devanagari script: पहणु (pahaṇu)

• Southern Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Marathi:

    Devanagari script: पाणे (pāṇe), पाहणे (pāhaṇe), पाहाणे (pāhāṇe)

    Modi script: 𑘢𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘜𑘹 (pāhaṇe), 𑘢𑘰𑘮𑘰𑘜𑘹 (pāhāṇe)

    • Marathi: पाहणे (pāhṇe, “to see”)