etissā

eta

fem dat sg of eta (pron); fem gen sg of eta (pron)

eta (pron): this
etissā (pron): to her; for this
etissā (pron): of this; of her

Built from

eta — root · this (feminine)
Demonstrative stem from Indo-European *e- (he, she, it); cognate with English he and German er. Points to a person or thing nearby.
-issā — ending · dative/genitive singular
Feminine singular dative ('to/for') and genitive ('of') case ending. In this context marks indirect object or possession.

Analysis. eta + -issā, the feminine dative/genitive singular ending; etissā combines the demonstrative stem eta- with the pronominal case ending -issā.

Etymology. eta is the feminine form of the demonstrative pronoun eta (this), built from the Indo-European root *e- (he, she, it), cognate with English he, German er, and Latin is. The ending -issā is the feminine singular dative/genitive marker in Pali, paralleling Sanskrit -asyāḥ and the Indo-European ending *-asyāi (dative) and *-asya (genitive).

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

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