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

asanipāta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali asani

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

via Pali pāta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipātafalling; dropping; to drop

Words derived from “asanipāta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Sanskrit अशनि →Every word from Pali asani →