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dāyādā

dāyāda

masc nom pl of dāyāda (noun); masc instr sg of dāyāda (noun); masc abl sg of dāyāda (noun); masc voc sg of dāyāda (noun); …

1. heir; inheritor (of); lit. receiver of what is given
2. inheriting; receiving the results (of)

Built from

• dā — root · giving
  From √dā, to give or place. Cognate with Latin dare and English dare (in the sense of to place at risk, venture). The root appears in dāna (gift) and many compounds about giving, receiving, and what flows from action.
• yāda — stem · receiver
  From √yad, to go or proceed; the sense of motion shifts to receiving or acquiring. This element appears in other Pali words for taking or receiving. Related to Sanskrit iyate and the Indo-European root for motion that underlies English iterate and Latin īre.

Analysis. dā-yāda: dā (giving) + yāda (receiver). The compound names one who receives gifts or inheritance, originally in the sense of receiving what a giver bestows.

Etymology. Composed from √dā (give, also seen in dāna gift, dātṛ giver in Sanskrit) + yāda (receiver, from √yad to go, cognate with Latin īre, English iterate; the sense shifts from motion to receiving/taking). Related Sanskrit dāyāda and Greek dōron (gift).

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

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