English
Prakrit
Prakrit comes from Sanskrit प्राकृत ‘collective term for the Prakrits’.
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्राकृत‘collective term for the Prakrits’
- EnglishtodayPrakrit
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEप्राकृत‘collective term for the Prakrits’
- EnglishtodayPrakrit
Every English word from Sanskrit प्राकृत
Today it means
name Any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Sanskrit प्राकृत / Prakrit