masc nom sg of kaci (pron)
Etymology. The word kaci is an indefinite pronoun of uncertain ultimate origin; it may be connected to the particle ka (interrogative and indefinite base), with -ci as an enclitic emphatic or individualizing particle (compare Vedic Sanskrit ka, Greek pós, Latin quis). The -i ending marks nominative masculine singular in Pali.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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