Where does “asanipāta” come from?
asanipāta (Pali) comes from Pali asani, from Sanskrit अशनि, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
Ancestry of “asanipāta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Pali | asani | thunderbolt; lightning |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अशनि | the thunderbolt, a flash of lightning; the tip of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “asanipāta”