ānīto

ānīta

masc nom sg of ānīta (pp)

brought; fetched; lit. led here
brought home as a wife; lit. led here

Built from

ā — prefix · toward, up to
Reverses the direction of √nī; things are brought toward the speaker or a focal point.
nī — root · lead, carry, guide
Also √nayati. The root imagery is guiding or transporting something along a path toward a destination.
ta — ending · past participle
Passive voice participle marking a completed action; here, 'brought' or 'led as a completed state'.

Etymology. ā- (toward the speaker, reverse motion) + √nī (lead, carry). The prefix ā- reverses the simple √nī 'lead away' into ānīta 'lead toward, bring here'. Cognate with Latin nīdus 'nest' (place to which one is led/brought), and German nehen in old sense 'to lead'.

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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