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pageva

sandhi form: pago + eva

1. pageva (sandhi): all the more; not to mention; even better
2. pageva (sandhi): too early
3. pago (ind): early

Built from

• pa — prefix · forward, forth
  Prefix denoting advance or extension; here marking forward motion in time.
• gam — root · go, move
  Root √gam cognate with English 'come', Sanskrit gacchati; spatial sense of motion applied to temporal progression.
• eva — ending · indeed, just, even
  Emphatic particle appended to pago; intensifies or clarifies the preceding adverbial sense, turning temporal meaning into logical emphasis.

Analysis. pago (early, soon) + eva (indeed, just, even) — 'even earlier', 'sooner yet', hence 'all the more so' or 'even better'. The temporal sense of pago shifts to logical emphasis through eva's intensifying particle.

Etymology. pago is an adverb from pa- (forward, forth) + the root √gam (go) — originally 'going forward in time', hence 'soon' or 'early'. pa- carries the sense of moving ahead; √gam cognates with English 'come', Sanskrit gacchati. eva is the emphatic particle 'indeed, just' (related to Latin et 'and', preserving the sense 'and further', hence intensification).

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

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