pātukaroti

pr 3rd sg of pātukaroti (verb)

displays; manifests; shows
makes appear; generates; produces

Built from

pātu — stem · visible, manifest
An adjective meaning 'open, visible, revealed', derived from the root √pad (to go, appear). The sense is of stepping into view or coming forth.
karoti — root · makes, does
3rd sg present active of √kar (to make, do). Marks the causative voice here, turning the adjective into an agent verb: 'causes to be visible'.

Analysis. pātu + karoti: pātu (visible, manifest, in the open) + karoti (makes, does). The causative formation from pātu (adjective) meaning 'visible' or 'revealed', hence 'causes to be visible'.

Etymology. pātu is related to √pad (to go, appear) via the sense of stepping forth into view. The root √pad yields Sanskrit pada 'foot, step, place', and via the Indic sense of manifestation or appearance, pātu (visible, open). The causative -karoti adds 'cause to be' or 'make'. No direct European cognate, but √pad connects to Latin pes 'foot' and English foot (all from Indo-European √ped-).

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

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