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paccayiko

paccayika

masc nom sg of paccayika (adj)

1. dependable; reliable; trustworthy

Built from

• pac- — prefix · back, counter
  From paṭi- (against, in return). Originally means bearing back or supporting, as in paṭiccasamuppāda.
• cay — root · go, proceed
  From √i. Carries the sense of movement or functioning as a condition that moves or supports.
• -a — stem · nominative stem
  Forms the noun paccaya from the root and prefix.
• -ika — ending · pertaining to, of the nature of
  Adjectival suffix creating a relational adjective: one that serves as or pertains to a paccaya (condition).

Analysis. From paccaya (condition, ground, cause) + -ika (suffix forming adjectives meaning "pertaining to" or "of the nature of"), literally "of the nature of a condition; that which serves as a ground".

Etymology. Paccaya derives from paṭi- (back, counter) + ayya, from √i (go): "going back to, supporting" — the concrete sense of leaning back into or supporting, as in paṭiccasamuppāda (dependent co-arising). The suffix -ika forms relational adjectives. The word family reflects the doctrinal concept of conditions and dependent origination.

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

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