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pāvisi

aor 3rd sg of pāvisi (verb); aor 2nd sg of pāvisi (verb)

1. entered; went (somewhere for); lit. entered forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Intensifying prefix expressing motion forward and completion. Works like Latin pro-.
• ā — prefix · toward
  Prefix reversing the direction of motion verbs, drawing action toward the agent or destination.
• vish — root · enter
  The bare root expressing entry into a space. Cognate with Sanskrit viś- and Latin viscera (what lies within).
• i — ending · aorist 3rd singular
  Aorist active ending marking completed action in past time, 3rd person singular.

Analysis. pa- (forward, forth) + ā- (toward) + √vish (enter): the two prefixes intensify the root's sense of entering, with pa- pushing forward and ā- drawing motion toward the agent—hence entry in a completed action.

Etymology. From pa- + ā- + √vish (Sanskrit viś-, "enter", cognate with Latin viscera, "internal organs", originally "something entered into"). The prefix pa- gives the root its intensified, purposive sense; ā- reverses the root to create approach. Compare Sanskrit pāviśat (he entered).

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

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