𑀣𑀺𑀅

Prakrit

Alternative forms

• 𑀣𑀺𑀅𑀅 (thiaa), 𑀞𑀺𑀬 (ṭhiya), 𑀣𑀺𑀬 (thiya)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *sth₂tós

Sanskrit स्थित (sthita)

Prakrit 𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia)

Inherited from Sanskrit स्थित (sthita, “stood”). The sense as a past tense of the copula is already attested as early as the Kharosthi inscriptions.^[1] Compare the development of French été, which is from the same Proto-Indo-European word.

Adjective

𑀣𑀺𑀅 (thia) (Devanagari थिअ)

1. stood, standing, placed

Descendants

• Central Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Hindi: था (thā)
    • Hindi: था (thā)
    • Urdu: تھا (thā)
• Northern Indo-Aryan:
  • Nepali: थियो (thiyo)
• Western Indo-Aryan:
  • Old Gujarati:
    • Gujarati: થયો (thayo, “became”), થવું (thavũ, “to happen, become”)

References

1. Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “sthitá”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press