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dutiyasmiṁ

dutiya

ordinal numeral, masculine/neuter locative singular (dutiyasmiṁ = dutiyasmin)

1. second
2. the second time

Built from

• du- — root · two
  From *dwo-, the ancient root for the number two; appears in English 'two', Latin 'duo', Greek 'dyo'. The imagery is simply the pair.
• -tiya — ending · ordinal suffix (-th, -nd)
  Forms ordinal numbers from cardinals; -tiya marks position in a sequence.
• -smiṁ — ending · locative singular
  The locative case situates in time or place; here, 'in/at the second (moment/watch/occurrence)'.

Analysis. du- (two) + -tiya (ordinal suffix forming 'th' or 'nd'); the locative form dutiyasmiṁ often appears in the phrase dutiyasmiṁ passaye 'at the second watch' or 'the second time'

Etymology. From Indo-European *dwo- 'two', cognate with English 'two', Latin 'duo', Greek 'dyo'. The ordinal suffix -tiya derives the ordinal number from the cardinal.

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

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