𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣

Sauraseni Prakrit
FWOTD – 31 August 2016

Etymology

From Sanskrit हस्त (hasta), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ĵʰástas (“hand”), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰés-to- (“hand”). Compare Pali hattha.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /hət̪.t̪ʰə/

Noun

𑀳𑀢𑁆𑀣 (hattha) m

  1. hand

Descendants

References
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “hásta”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
  • Alfred C. Woolner (1986) Introduction to Prakrit‎, page 230
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