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lokānaṁ

loka

genitive plural

1. world
2. realm of sentient beings
3. the cosmos

Built from

• loka — root · world
  The visible, shining realm; cognate with English 'light' and Latin 'lux' from the root meaning to shine or be bright.
• -ānaṁ — ending · genitive plural
  The genitive case ending -ānaṁ marks possession or association and makes the noun plural, so 'of the worlds' or 'of the people/beings'.

Etymology. From Indo-European *leuk- 'to shine, be bright' (English 'light', Latin lux), reflecting the sense of the visible world. Sanskrit loka.

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

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