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mayhameva

ahaṃ

pronoun; genitive singular (mayha) + emphatic particle (eva), appearing in surface form mayhameva

1. ahaṃ (pron): I
2. mayha (pron): to me; for me
3. mayha (pron): my; mine; of me
4. mayhaṃ (pron): to me; for me
5. mayhaṃ (pron): my; mine

Built from

• mayha — root · me, of me
  Genitive singular of ahaṃ, the ancient first-person pronoun from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (Latin ego, Greek egṓ, English I).
• ṃ — ending · nominalization marker
  The -ṃ ending in mayhaṃ is the oblique-case nominative or accusative particle that binds the form phonetically.
• eva — prefix · just, only, itself
  Emphatic particle (invariant) that intensifies the preceding word, expressing exclusivity or emphasis: 'of me alone', 'mine itself'.

Analysis. mayhaṃ (genitive singular of ahaṃ, 'of me, to me') + eva (emphatic particle meaning 'just, only, itself'), expressing emphatic possession or identity: 'of me myself', 'mine alone'.

Etymology. ahaṃ is an ancient first-person pronoun descended from Proto-Indo-European *h₁eǵ- (also in Latin ego, Greek egṓ, English I). The genitive mayha/mayhaṃ derives from the same root with oblique-case formation. eva is an emphatic particle (not inflected) cognate with Sanskrit eva, emphasizing the word it follows.

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

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