Where does βπ πππ πΈππ¬β come from?
π πππ πΈππ¬ (Sauraseni Prakrit) comes from Ashokan Prakrit π π π’πΊπ¬, from Sanskrit ΰ€ ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€§ΰ€€ΰ₯ΰ€€ΰ₯ΰ€―, from Sanskrit ΰ€ ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€§, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HΓ‘rdΚ°as, from Proto-Indo-European hβΓ©rdΚ°-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European hβer- β earth.
Ancestry of βπ πππ πΈππ¬β, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ashokan Prakrit | π π π’πΊπ¬ | two and a half, 2.5 |
| 2 | Sanskrit | ΰ€ ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€§ΰ€€ΰ₯ΰ€€ΰ₯ΰ€― | two and a half |
| 3 | Sanskrit | ΰ€ ΰ€°ΰ₯ΰ€§ | half, halved, forming a half; the half; one part... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | HΓ‘rdΚ°as | division, half |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | hβΓ©rdΚ°-o-s | β |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | hβer- | earth |