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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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliasanithunderbolt; lightning
2Sanskritअशनिthe thunderbolt, a flash of lightning; the tip of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “asanipāta”

  • อสนีบาต
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