Where does “passati” come from?
passati (Pali) comes from Sanskrit पश्यति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan (s)páśyati, from Proto-Indo-Iranian spáćyati, from Proto-Indo-European spéḱyeti, from Proto-Indo-European speḱ- — to see, to look, to observe.
passati (Pali): to see; masculine and neuter locative singular of...
Definitions
- to see; masculine and neuter locative singular of...
Ancestry of “passati”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पश्यति | to see, behold, observe; to spectate; to receive... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | (s)páśyati | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | spáćyati | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | spéḱyeti | to be looking at, to keep looking at |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | speḱ- | to see, to look, to observe |