< Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit

Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓

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

From Sanskrit रोक (roka, “buying with ready money”).

Noun

*𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)[1]

  1. ready money

Derived terms
  • *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀟 (*rokka-ḍa)
    • Magadhi Prakrit:
      • Bengali: রোকড় (rōkoṛ)
    • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀟 (*rokka-ḍa)
      • Konkani: रोकडे (rokḍe, “quickly”)
      • Old Marathi:
        Devanagari script: रोकड (rokaḍa)
        Modi script: 𑘨𑘻𑘎𑘚 (rokaḍa)
    • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓-𑀟 (*rokka-ḍa)

Descendants
  • Magadhi Prakrit:
    • Bengali: রোক (rōk)
  • Maharastri Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)
  • Sauraseni Prakrit: *𑀭𑁄𑀓𑁆𑀓 (*rokka)
    • Punjabi:
      Gurmukhi script: ਰੋਕ (rok)
      Shahmukhi script: روک‎ (rok)
  • → South Dravidian: *rokka

References
  1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*rōkka”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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