3rd person plural perfect (aorist) active indicative of pahoti (root √pah)
Etymology. Root √pah, meaning to throw or cast; cognate with Sanskrit pah- and likely related to Latin pangere (to fasten, drive in). The sense develops from the concrete action of throwing or striking.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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