Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆-

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 स्थगति (sthagati), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)teg- (“to cover”).

Noun

*𑀞𑀕𑁆𑀕𑁆- (*ṭhagg-) m

1. a cheat, fraud

Descendants

• Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀞𑀕𑀺𑀬 (ṭhagiya, “cheated”)
  • Gujarati: ઠગ (ṭhag)
  • Hindi: ठग (ṭhag), ठगना (ṭhagnā, “to cheat”) (see there for further descendants)
  • Punjabi: ਠੱਗ (ṭhagga), ਠੱਗਣਾ (ṭhaggaṇā, “to cheat”)
• Maharastri Prakrit:
• Marathi: ठक (ṭhak, “thief, swindler”)

References

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