Where does “𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬” come from?
𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬 (Ashokan Prakrit) comes from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश्य, from Sanskrit प्रतिवेश, from Sanskrit वश, from Sanskrit वश्, from Proto-Indo-European weḱ- — to wish, to want.
Ancestry of “𑀧𑀝𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀲𑀺𑀬”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश्य | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रतिवेश | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | वश | will, wish, desire; authority, power, control,... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | वश् | to will, command; to desire, wish, long for, be... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weḱ- | to wish, to want |