apissu

sandhi contraction

and then; and furthermore

Built from

api — root · and, further
A particle of addition and emphasis, drawing on the sense of 'besides' or 'in addition'; allied to Greek epi and Latin ob in their sense of bearing forward.
ssu — ending · then, thereafter
An enclitic temporal particle marking sequence or immediacy; fused with the preceding word in sandhi to create a cohesive connector in narrative or argumentative flow.

Analysis. api (and, further, even) + ssu (then, afterwards), a sandhi contraction joining the particle api with the enclitic temporal particle ssu to form a connective that marks sequential or emphatic progression in discourse.

Etymology. api derives from Indo-European *api (also), cognate with Sanskrit api and related to Greek epi (upon, besides); ssu is an enclitic particle of temporal sequence, akin to Sanskrit svá (own, self) in its function of marking focus or immediacy.

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

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