etadavoca

reflx aor 3rd sg of etadavoca (verb)

said this (to)

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etad — root · this
Demonstrative pronoun, accusative neuter singular. Refers to the content of utterance to follow.
avoca — stem · said
3rd singular sigmatic aorist of √vac 'speak'. The -o- is the characteristic sigmatic aorist marker; -ca is the 3rd singular ending in middle voice.

Analysis. etad + avoca: etad 'this' (demonstrative pronoun, accusative neuter singular) + avoca 'said' (3rd singular aorist active of vac-, to speak). The compound expresses the direct object and verb as a single utterance frame.

Etymology. etad from demonstrative *eta- (cf. Sanskrit etad 'this'), cognate with Latin et- (in et cetera); avoca from √vac 'to speak', cognate with Latin vōx 'voice', English 'voice', Sanskrit vac-. The form avoca is sigmatic aorist of vac-.

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

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