Where does “tatvassa” come from?
tatvassa (Pali) comes from Pali assa, from Sanskrit अश्व, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háśwas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háćwas, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
tatvassa (Pali): due to that
Definitions
- due to that
Ancestry of “tatvassa”, step by step
tatvassa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Pali assa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | assa | a horse; masculine/neuter genitive/dative... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | अश्व | horse, stallion; knight; the number "seven" |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | Háśwas | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | Háćwas | horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
via Pali tato
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | tato | masculine/neuter ablative singular of ta |