Etymology

Prakrit

P3R1A1K5R1I1T1

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Sanskrit प्राकृत
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Learned borrowing from Sanskrit प्राकृत (prākṛta).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1766 Any one of several Middle Indo-Aryan languages, all derived from dialects of Old Indo-Aryan languages.

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