Where does “𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰” come from?
𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (Magadhi Prakrit) comes from Ashokan Prakrit ?????, from Sanskrit पुरुष, from Proto-Indo-Aryan *pŕ̥Hṣas, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.
𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰 (Magadhi Prakrit): man, male; servant
Ancestry of “𑀧𑀼𑀮𑀺𑀰”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ashokan Prakrit | ????? | man, male; servant, agent |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पुरुष | man, male, human being; person, officer,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | *pŕ̥Hṣas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perh₃- | to provide; bestow, give; to grant |