Some Topics in the Development of OIA MIA NIA

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

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was formed, say a chain
thuvai : thuam : thuvvai in which -vv- substituted the earlier -jj-. According to the same process were created new passive stems :
dhuvai : dhuaṁ : dhuvvai ruvai : ruam : ruvvai
luvai : luam : luvvai Again, the alternative forms thuņai/thuvai, luņai/luvai, hunai/huvai, played a similar role :
puņai : puam : puvvai
suņai : suam : suvvai This spread to stems ending in -in- or -āņ. :
ciņai : ciam : civvai jiņai : jiam : jivvai jāņai : ņāaṁ ņavvai -mm- replacing -ệnh : Following gamai : gaam : gammai we have khaņai : khaam : khammai haņai : haaṁ : hammai ciņai : ciaṁ : cimmai suņai : suaṁ : summai“
ghummai for the ealier ghuņņai was formed also following such a process. (3) -CC- replacing -jja- or -ppa-.
On the pattern of
(2)