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pāhuneyyo

pāhuneyya

masc nom sg of pāhuneyya (adj)

1. worthy of hospitality; lit. should be actively offered here

Built from

• pā — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix cognate with pro- (Latin), Greek pro-. Conveys the sense of bringing forth or presenting.
• huna — root · guest
  From √hu "to invoke, call upon"; cognate with Latin vocare, Greek kalein (to call). A guest is one who is called/invited.
• eyya — ending · should be, worthy of
  Gerundive suffix forming obligative adjectives. Marks that the quality described should be actively present or done.

Analysis. pā + huna + eyya: from pāhuna "guest-worthy", itself pā (forth, forward) + huna (guest), shaped with the gerundive suffix -eyya to mean "should be actively offered (to a guest)". The prefix pā- intensifies the sense of bringing forward or presenting.

Etymology. Compound of pā- (forth, forward, pro-) + huna (guest, from √hu "to invoke, call upon", cognate with Latin vocare, English voice). The gerundive suffix -eyya (like Latin -ius in -bundus, or Sanskrit -ya) forms obligative adjectives. The spatial sense of pā- (bringing forth, presenting) fuses with the sense of hospitality itself: what is brought forward to receive a guest.

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

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