Where does “?????-” come from?

?????- (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit स्थग, from Proto-Indo-Aryan stʰagáti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

?????- (Ashokan Prakrit): a cheat, fraud

Definitions

  1. a cheat, fraud

Ancestry of “?????-”, step by step

?????- traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit स्थग

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थगcunning, fraudulent, to cover, to conceal
2Proto-Indo-Aryanstʰagátito cover, conceal, make invisible
3Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Sanskrit स्थगति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritस्थगतिhe/she/it covers, he/she/it conceals
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan stʰagáti →Every word from Sanskrit स्थग →