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niṭṭhamagamaṁ

niṭṭhama-gama

accusative singular of the compound noun niṭṭhama-gama (resolves to niṭṭhama + gama, possibly a contraction or Pali-specific form; may appear as niṭṭhama + gamana in standard Sanskrit)

1. final destination
2. ultimate goal
3. end of the path

Built from

• ni- — prefix · down, into
  Concrete image of downward motion or settling; cognate with English nether, German nieder.
• ṭṭha — stem · standing, placed
  From √sthā 'stand' (English stand, Latin stāre); forms a nominal meaning state or position.
• gama — stem · going, path
  From √gam 'go' (English come, Latin venīre); in compounds often means destination or the path of motion.

Analysis. niṭṭha 'end, completion' (from ni- 'down' + ṭṭha, related to √sthā 'stand') + gama 'going, path' (√gam 'go'). The compound denotes the place or state one arrives at after the entire journey.

Etymology. niṭṭha is a Pali nominal form derived from ni- 'down, into' + √sthā 'stand' (cognate with English 'stand', Latin stāre); gama is from √gam 'go' (cognate with English 'come', Latin venīre). Together they invoke the concrete image of standing-down at journey's end.

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

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