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etesu

eta

masc loc pl of eta (pron); nt loc pl of eta (pron)

1. eta (pron): this
2. etesu (pron): in these; among these

Built from

• e — root · this
  Demonstrative root marking proximity to the speaker. Cognate with Latin is- (iste) and English this.
• ta — ending · masculine/neuter nominative marker
  The -ta suffix builds the nominative singular stem of this demonstrative.
• su — ending · locative plural
  Inherited locative plural ending from Indo-European, marking location or sphere ('in/among'). Also appears in Sanskrit -su.

Etymology. From the demonstrative root *e- ("this"), cognate with Latin is- (in iste "that") and English this; the locative plural ending -su is inherited from Indo-European and appears also in Sanskrit eteshu. The pronoun eta derives from a root showing this/that deixis that branches across Indo-European languages.

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

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