Where does “बोली” come from?

बोली (Hindi) comes from Marathi बोलणे, from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇, from Ashokan Prakrit ???????, from Ashokan Prakrit ?????? — to speak, utter.

बोली (Hindi): dialect, local speech; language; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. dialect, local speech; language; inflection of...

Ancestry of “बोली”, step by step

बोली traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Marathi बोलणे

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Marathiबोलणेto speak, say
2Maharastri Prakrit𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇to speak, say
3Ashokan Prakrit???????
4Ashokan Prakrit??????to speak, utter

via Hindi बोलना

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबोलनाto speak, say; to tell

Words derived from “बोली

Every word from Ashokan Prakrit ??????Every word from Ashokan Prakrit ???????Every word from Maharastri Prakrit 𑀩𑁄𑀮𑁆𑀮𑀇