Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓

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

PIE word
*néh₂s

From Sanskrit नस् (nas) + Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-).

Noun

*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nakka)^[1]

(anatomy) nose

Derived terms

*𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*nākka) (vṛddhi derivative)
- *𑀦𑀸𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀓 (*nākka-ka) (with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀓- (-ka-))
  - Magadhi Prakrit:
    - Odia: ନାକା (nākā)
  - Maharastri Prakrit:
    - Marathi: नाका (nākā)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:
    - Gurjara Apabhramsa:
      - Gujarati: નાકું (nākũ)
      - Marwari: नाकौ (nākau)
    - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
      - Hindustani: nākā
        Hindi: नाका
        
        Urdu: ناکا
  - Paisaci Prakrit:
    - Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਨਾਕਾ (nākā)
      
      Shahmukhi script: ناکہ (nākh)
    - Sindhi:
      Arabic script: ناڪو
      
      Devanagari script: नाको
*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀓𑀻𑀮 (*nakkakīla)
- Magadhi Prakrit:
  - Maithili: nakēl
    Devanagari script: नकेल
    
    Tirhuta script: 𑒢𑒏𑒹𑒪
- Sauraseni Prakrit:
  - Gurjara Apabhramsa:
    - Gujarati: નકેલ (nakel)
    - Marwari: नकेल (nakel)
  - Sauraseni Apabhramsa:
    - Hindustani: nakel
      Hindi: नकेल
      
      Urdu: نَکیل (nakel)
- Paisaci Prakrit:
  - Punjabi: nakēl
    Gurmukhi script: ਨਕੇਲ
    
    Shahmukhi script: نَکیل
*𑀦𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (*nakkasirā)
- Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓𑀲𑀺𑀭𑀸 (ṇakkasirā)
  - Hindustani: naksīr
    Hindi: नकसीर
    Urdu: نَکْسِیر (naksīr)
  - Marwari: नकसीर (naksīr), नकसींर (naksī̃r)

Descendants

Prakrit: 𑀡𑀓𑁆𑀓 (ṇakka) (see there for further descendants)
→ Classical Sanskrit: नक्र (nakra) (Sanskritization) (<^? Prakrit)

References

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “nakka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 397

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