Where does “paṭibhaya” come from?
paṭibhaya (Pali) comes from Pali paṭi-, from Sanskrit प्रति-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
paṭibhaya (Pali): fear
Ancestry of “paṭibhaya”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Pali | paṭi- | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्रति- | around, upon |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |