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paññapeti
pr 3rd sg of paññapeti (verb)
- teaches; preaches; proclaims; lit. causes to actively know
- defines as; states; asserts; declares; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a seat, water, etc.) prepares; sets out; lit. causes to actively know
- (of a rule or law) decrees; prescribes; regulates; lays down; lit. causes to actively know
Built from
- pa — prefix · forward, forth
Intensifying prefix signifying motion ahead or out. Cognates: Greek/Latin pro-, English forth.
- ñā — root · know, perceive
From Indo-European *gn- 'to know'. Cognates: Sanskrit jānāti, Latin gnōscō, English know, German kennen.
- pe — stem · causative stem
Causative formation: -peti or -et stem-formative turns the root into a transitive causative verb (makes someone know).
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Present indicative active ending; marks the action as habitual or general in the present time.
Analysis. pa + √ñā + causative -peti: 'causes to know forth', hence teaches, declares, or prescribes.
Etymology. From pa- (forward, forth) + √ñā (to know), with causative morphology. √ñā appears in jānāti 'knows' (Sanskrit jānāti, from Indo-European *gn- 'to know', as in Latin gnōscō, English know). The prefix pa- (forward, forth) intensifies the root's meaning: knowing that steps forth becomes active teaching, proclamation, or decree.