Where does “atimatta” come from?

atimatta (Pali) comes from Pali ati, from Sanskrit अति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan áti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian áti, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

atimatta (Pali): too much, in excess

Definitions

  1. too much, in excess

Ancestry of “atimatta”, step by step

atimatta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali ati

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Paliativery
2Sanskritअतिover-; beyond; excessively, exceedingly, very
3Proto-Indo-Aryanáti—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianátiover
5Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Pali mattā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palimattāintoxicated
2Sanskritमत्तintoxicated, drunk, inebriated; in rut, furious;...
3Proto-Indo-Iranianmatˢtásdrunk, intoxicated
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →