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gāmagataṁ

gāmagata

accusative singular masculine of gāmagata, past participle of gāmagacchati (or compound of gāma + gata)

1. gone to the village
2. arriving at the village
3. village-bound

Built from

• gāma — root · village
  From PIE *wel- (turn, dwell); compare Sanskrit grāma and Latin volvere. The concrete sense is a turning-place or settled community.
• gata — stem · gone, arrived
  Past participle of √gam (go); cognate to English come. The -ta ending marks completion of the action.
• ṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the direct object or state in the accusative case, masculine singular.

Analysis. gāma (village) + gata (gone, arrived); refers to motion toward or arrival at a village, or to persons/things situated in a village context.

Etymology. gāma from Proto-Indo-European *wel- "to turn, roll" (related to Sanskrit grāma, Latin volvere); gata from √gam "go" (Sanskrit gata, cognate English come). The compound describes spatial location or directed motion.

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

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