Reconstruction:Ashokan Prakrit/𑀙𑁄𑀝𑁆𑀝

Etymology
Of origin. Turner compares the word to and  čuṭ ("small"), connecting the former to. Retroflexion and possible variants support a non-Aryan origin.

A discarded theory by earlier lexicographers derived the word from, but from this one would expect: MIA > NIA , with western and central NIA languages generally preferring.

Adjective

 * 1) small

Descendants

 * Central-Western:
 * Central:
 * Hindustani:
 * Pahari:
 * Northwestern:
 * Western:
 * Eastern:
 * Bengali–Assamese
 * Western:
 * Eastern:
 * Bengali–Assamese
 * Eastern:
 * Bengali–Assamese