Where does “maddavatā” come from?
maddavatā (Pali) comes from Pali maddava, from Sanskrit मार्दव, from Sanskrit मृदु, from Proto-Indo-Aryan mr̥dúṣ, from Proto-Indo-Iranian mr̥dúš, from Proto-Indo-European *ml̥dus, from Proto-Indo-European (s)meld- — to soften, to melt.
maddavatā (Pali): softness, gentleness, mildness
Definitions
- softness, gentleness, mildness
Ancestry of “maddavatā”, step by step
maddavatā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali maddava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | maddava | softness, gentleness, mildness |
| 2 | Sanskrit | मार्दव | softness, gentleness, leniency |
| 3 | Sanskrit | मृदु | soft, delicate, tender, pliant, mild, gentle;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | mr̥dúṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | mr̥dúš | soft, mild, weak |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *ml̥dus | soft, weak |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)meld- | to soften, to melt |