Reconstruction:Prakrit/𑀧𑀺𑀡𑀳𑀇

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

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-?

Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi

Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hápi

Sanskrit अपि- (api-)

Sanskrit नह् (nah)

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Sanskrit -यति (-yati)

Sanskrit नह्यति (nahyati)

Sanskrit अपिनह्यति (apinahyati)aph.

Sanskrit पिनह्यति (pinahyati)

Prakrit *𑀧𑀺𑀡𑀳𑀇 (*piṇahaï)

Inherited from Sanskrit पिनह्यति (pinahyati), an aphetic form of अपिनह्यति (apinahyati), from अपि- (api-) + नह्यति (nahyati).

The simplification of the -hy- cluster may be explained by analogy with attested Sanskrit नहति (nahati) and later influence from descendants of the root परिधा (paridhā) (whence e.g. Hindi पहरना (paharnā, “to wear”)).

Verb

*𑀧𑀺𑀡𑀳𑀇 (*piṇahaï) ^[1]^[2]

to wear
Synonyms: 𑀧𑀺𑀡𑀤𑁆𑀥𑀇 (piṇaddhaï), 𑀧𑀭𑀺𑀳𑀇 (parihaï), 𑀧𑀳𑀺𑀭𑀇 (pahiraï)

Descendants

Central Indo-Aryan:
- Old Hindi: पिन्हना (pinhanā)
  - Hindi: पहनना (pahannā), पहिनना (pahinnā) — dated
  - Urdu: پَہَنْنا (pahannā)
Eastern Indo-Aryan:
- Bengali–Assamese:
  - Middle Bengali: পিনহে (pinhe, “puts on”)
- Bihari:
  - Maithili: पेन्हब (pēnhab, “to put on, wear”)
Northwestern Indo-Aryan:
- Punjabi:
  Gurmukhi script: ਪਹਿਨਣਾ (pahinṇā)

References

^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पिणह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pinahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463

[1] Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928) “पिणह”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].

[2] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “*pinahati”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 463

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