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āpato

āpa

nt abl sg of āpa (noun); aor 2nd sg of āpati (verb); masc abl sg of āpas (noun)

1. āpa (nt): water; liquid
2. āpati (aor): fell or rushed on to
3. āpato (masc): as water
4. āpas (masc): water; liquid
5. āpato (masc): from liquid; apart from water

Etymology. The noun āpa (water) is of uncertain ultimate origin; related Sanskrit āpas (water, liquid) is also obscure. The verb āpati (to fall, rush upon) may derive from a root √ap or √āp relating to motion toward or into liquid, but the connection is not entirely transparent in the written records. No confident Indo-European cognate can be established.

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

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