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mayi

ahaṃ

1st loc sg of ahaṃ (pron)

1. ahaṃ (pron): I
2. mayi (pron): in me; towards me
3. mayi (pron): when I; as I; while I
4. mayi (pron): under me; with me as guide; lit. in me

Built from

• m- — root · I (stem)
  Oblique stem of ahaṃ, from PIE *meg'h₂- (zero-grade of *eg'h₂). Used in all non-nominative cases.
• -ayi — ending · locative singular
  Ancient locative ending -i added to the oblique stem m-; marks the spatial or temporal location 'in', 'at', 'on', or metaphorically 'when' or 'as'.

Etymology. From Proto-Indo-European *eg'h₂ 'I'. Cognates: English I, Latin ego, Greek egō (ἐγώ), Sanskrit aham. The locative singular mayi shows the ancient athematic inflection of this pronoun, preserving an Indo-European pattern of suppletive stems (different roots for different cases).

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

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