Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

Author(s): H C Bhayani
Publisher: L D Indology Ahmedabad

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1. The change of -s- to -h(1) In words (pronouns, pronominal doriratives, numerals, certain verbs and nouns) :
Sk. idrsa aisa-, ehakidrśa- kaisa-, kehayādría- jaisa-, jehatādrsa- taisa-, tehaetādría eddahakidrśa- keddahatādrśa- teddahayādssa- jeddahaşaşa- chaha daśa
dasa, daha (and similarly in words for 11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18) -saptati -hattari (in the numerals eka-saptati > ikkahattari, etc. up to astasaptati) eşaheho *oṣaḥ ohu (Ap.) kārsāpaņa- kāhāvanadivasa- diahaduḥsara- dūhaladhanus- dhaņuhanissarati niharai palāśa- palāhapāśāņa- pāhaņapratyusa- paccuhabhisayati bihei śās
sāhsnusă sunha (2) In flexional suffixes : si (pre. 2 sing.)
-hi -sya (fut. stem-formative) -hi