Q718
The Punjabi language is a descendant of which of the following chief language of medical Northern India?
A.
Shauraseni Prakrit
AnswerB.
Pali
C.
Kharosthi
D.
All of the above
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Shauraseni Prakrit was one of the Prakrit languages, which was spoken in North and North-Western India. Punjabi and Western dialects of Hindi developed from this Prakrit. Punjabi emerged as an apabhramsa, a degenerated form of Prakrit, in the 7th century AD and became stable by the 10th century.