Aryan Invasion/migration Theories & Debates -2

[Bodhi]

HH - also do notice the tendency of apabhraMsha to treat 'Sh' differently when it comes as a part of a saMyukta-vya~njana as opposed to a full akshara.

As you pointed, puruSha -> purukha; doSha -> dokha, meSha -> mekha, R^iShi -> rikhi, santoSha -> santokha etc.

But look at the examples when Sh cames in a saMyuktAkshara:

ruShTa -> rUTha
kuShTha -> koDha
puShTa -> poDha
dR^iShTi -> dITha
turuShka -> turuka
aShTa -> aTTha / ATha
kAShTha -> kATha

here 'Sh-' just disappears making a vistAraNa of the previous mAtrA...

some more:

muShTi -> muTThI
ShaShTha -> cHaTTha
kR^iShNa -> kAnha

But exceptions where kh aspirate is indeed foundto replace Sh:
puShkara -> pokhara
shiShya -> sikha