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dūratopi

dūra

ablative singular + api (sandhi form dūratopi)

1. dūra (adj): far away; distant (from)
2. dūra (nt): far away; long distance; long way away
3. dūrato (ind): from far away; from afar
4. dūratopi (sandhi): from far away; from afar

Built from

• dūra — root · far, distant
  From PIE *duer-. The concrete imagery is spatial distance; cognates include Sanskrit dūra and English 'door' (originally the far threshold of the dwelling).
• to — ending · ablative singular
  The ablative case suffix marking 'from', 'out of', or 'by means of'; here it turns the adjective dūra into a locution meaning 'from far away'.
• pi — prefix · also, even
  From PIE *api-, the same root as English 'off' and Latin 'ab-'; it adds emphasis, sharpening 'from far away' to 'even from far away, from the very distance'.

Analysis. dūrato (ablative of dūra, 'from far away') + api ('even, also'), fused by sandhi: 'even from far away', emphasizing distance or remoteness as a source or vantage point.

Etymology. dūra is from PIE *duer- 'far' (Sanskrit dūra, Greek thurrá 'door' via the sense of remote, far-off threshold); cognate with English 'door' (something far from the hearth). The prefix-like use of -to marks the ablative, and api 'also, even' (from PIE *api- 'off, away') intensifies the remoteness.

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

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