Where does “dakkhiṇeyya” come from?

dakkhiṇeyya (Pali) comes from Pali dakkhiṇā, from Sanskrit दक्षिणा — donation.

dakkhiṇeyya (Pali): worthy of an offering

Definitions

  1. worthy of an offering

Ancestry of “dakkhiṇeyya”, step by step

dakkhiṇeyya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dakkhiṇā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidakkhiṇādonation
2Sanskritदक्षिणाdonation

via Pali eyya

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palieyya—
Every word from Sanskrit दक्षिणा →Every word from Pali dakkhiṇā →