Where does “atipāta” come from?

atipāta (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.

atipāta (Pali): killing

Definitions

  1. killing

Ancestry of “atipāta”, step by step

atipāta 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 pāta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palipātafalling; dropping; to drop
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →