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evametaṁ

evam etaṁ

demonstrative pronoun (etaṁ, neuter accusative singular) with adverb of manner (evam); also encountered as a single-word variant evametaṁ in rapid utterance or older MSS

1. thus it is
2. it is so
3. this is the case

Built from

• evam — root · thus, so
  Adverb of manner from the demonstrative pronoun stem eva-; cognate with English 'even' (from PIE *swe 'self, own'). The sense 'thus' arises from the reflexive idea of 'own manner'.
• etaṁ — root · this
  Neuter accusative singular of eta- (demonstrative pronoun meaning 'this'). Cognate with English 'that', German 'das', from PIE *to-. The accusative marks the thing affirmed as object of attention.

Analysis. evam 'thus, so' + etaṁ 'this (thing)' — a common liturgical or emphatic phrase affirming a statement or teaching.

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

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