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Where does “aggatā” come from?

aggatā (Pali) comes from Pali agga, from Sanskrit अग्र, from Sanskrit अङ्ग्, from Sanskrit इङ्ग् — to agitate.

aggatā (Pali): pre-eminence, prominence, superiority

Definitions

  1. pre-eminence, prominence, superiority

Ancestry of “aggatā”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliaggahighest; top-most
2Sanskritअग्रforemost, anterior, first, prominent, projecting,...
3Sanskritअङ्ग्—
4Sanskritइङ्ग्to agitate
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