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dūratova

dūra

indeclinable (sandhi form dūratova from dūrato + eva)

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. dūratova (sandhi): from far away; from afar

Built from

• dūra — root · far, distant
  Spatial root indicating separation or remoteness. Related to Indo-European *deu̯er- 'to remove' and Sanskrit dūra.
• to — ending · ablative singular
  Ablative case marker creating the sense 'from (far away)', expressing the spatial point of origin or separation.
• eva — prefix · indeed, even
  Emphatic particle that reinforces or intensifies the preceding word, here emphasizing the remoteness.

Analysis. dūrato (ablative of dūra, 'from far away') + eva (emphatic particle 'indeed, even'), fused in sandhi: the ablative conveys 'from', eva reinforces or emphasizes the remoteness.

Etymology. dūra is cognate with Sanskrit dūra and belongs to Indo-European *deu̯er- 'to remove, separate' (cf. Greek δύο dúō 'two', from the sense of spatial separation). The root imagery is spatial distance or removal; compare Latin durum 'hard' (from the sense of resistant, unyielding matter).

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

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