𑀓𑀝

Ashokan Prakrit

Etymology

From Sanskrit कृत (kṛtá), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷr̥tós, from *kʷer- +‎ *-tós.

Adjective

𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)

  1. done, made

Alternative forms

Attested at Delhi-Topra, Jaugada, Kalsi and Yerragudi.

Dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀝 (“done”)
Variety Location Forms
Central Kalsi 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)
Delhi-Topra 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)
East Jaugada 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)
Northwest Shahbazgarhi 𐨐𐨁𐨚 (kiṭa), 𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨚 (kriṭa), 𐨐𐨁𐨚𐨿𐨪 (kiṭra)
Mansehra 𐨐𐨚 (kaṭa), 𐨐𐨁𐨚 (kiṭa)
West Girnar 𑀓𑀢 (kata)
South Yerragudi 𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa)
Map of dialectal forms of 𑀓𑀝 (“done”)
𑀓𑀝 (kaṭa) (4)
𐨐𐨁𐨚 (kiṭa) (2)
𑀓𑀢 (kata) (1)
𐨐𐨚 (kaṭa) (1)
𐨐𐨁𐨚𐨿𐨪 (kiṭra) (1)
𐨐𐨿𐨪𐨁𐨚 (kriṭa) (1)

Descendants
  • Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀟 (kaḍa)
  • Magadhi Prakrit: 𑀓𑀟 (kaḍa), 𑀓𑀴 (kaḷa)
  • Helu Prakrit:
    • Sinhalese: කළා (kaḷā)

References
  • Sen, Sukumar (1960) A Comparative Grammar of Middle Indo-Aryan, Linguistic Society of India, page 49.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karṓti”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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