Cognate Set 690 – Meaning: count

IE-CoR reference form:
gaṇá-
IE-CoR reference language:
Vedic
Ideophonic:
no
Parallel derivation:
no
Justification:
Indo-Iranic lexemes as though from Sanskrit gaṇáyati 'counts' (Turner 1962–1966:213 no.3993), a denominal formation to Sanskrit gaṇá- 'multitude, number, series', without further certain etymology outside of Indo-Iranic (EWAia I:458-459).
Found in clades:
Indic
Revised by:
Matthew Scarborough
Found in 1 clade by 14 lexemes.
Language Lexeme Native script Phonetic Phonemic Notes
25   Bengali gaṇanā গণনা ɡɔnona
29   Hindi ginanā गिनना ɡɪnːɑ ɡɪnnɑ
34   Kashmiri ganzron گنزرُن ɡɑ̃zron ɡɑnzron
31   Nepali gannu गन्नु ɡʌnːu
23   Sinhalese gaṇan karanavā ගණන් කරනවා
26   Maithili gānanā गानना ɡanənɑ see lexeme 22072 for probable morphological breakdown
30   Urdu ginnā گِننا ɡɪnnɑ
27   Magahi ginana गिनना ɡinnɑ
22   Pali gaṇeti ɡɐɳeːtɪ ɡaɳeti
28   Bhojpuri ginanā गिनना ɡɪnənɑ
32   Punjabi giṇnā ਗਿਣਨਾ
37   Gawarbati genik گینِک ɡeːˈn̪ĩk ɡenik
36   Gawri gänūg گٞنُوگ ɡɛˈn̪uːɡ̥ ɡanuːɡ H
39   Pashai: North-West gantu ګنتو ɡanˈt̪u ɡantu
References
  • Mayrhofer, Manfred: I:458-459
    Cf. s.v. Ved. gaṇá- 'Schar, Reihe, Gefolge, Anhang, kleinere Heeresabteilung'. Ved. gaṇá- probably originally meaning *'Zahl', to judge from the verb gaṇá-y° 'zählen', cf. also *gr̥nti- 'counting' (T. 4234). No further consensus on an etymology.
  • Turner, Ralph Lilley: 213
    S.v. 3993 Skt. gaṇáyati 'counts'.