Reconstruction:Sanskrit/झट्

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Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Probably formed as a root from *jhaṭa < *झृत (jhṛta, “fallen”), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *gẓʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *gžʰr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰgʷʰr̥-tós. Doublet of क्षरित (kṣarita).

Root

*झट् • (jhaṭ)

  1. to fall
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Etymology 2

If not onomatopoeic, related to the above root.

Alternative forms

Root

*झट् • (jhaṭ)

  1. sudden movement
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    Descendants
    Terms derived from the Sanskrit root *झट् (1 c, 0 e)

    References

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