Reconstruction:Sanskrit/सवेल

Sanskrit

Etymology

स- (sa-, “with”) +‎ वेला (velā, “time”). Semantically, compare सकाल (sakāla, “early in the morning”) and *सवार (savāra, “in good time”).

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /sɐ.ʋɐj.lɐ/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /s̪ɐˈʋeː.l̪ɐ/

Adjective

*सवेल • (savela) stem

1. in time, early

Descendants

• Prakrit: *𑀲𑀯𑁂𑀮 (*savela), Prakrit: *𑀲𑀯𑁂𑀭 (*savera)
  • Bhojpuri: सबेर (sabēr)
  • Nepali: सबेर (sabera, “early in the morning”)
  • Gujarati: સવેળા (saveḷā)
  • Punjabi:

    Gurmukhi script: ਸਵੇਰਾ (saverā)

    Shahmukhi script: سویرا (saverā)

  • Hindustani:

    Hindi: सवेरा (saverā)

    Urdu: سویرا (saverā)

References

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