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pahomi
pahoti
pr 1st sg of pahoti (verb); imp 1st sg of pahoti (verb)
- comes into being (from); arises (from); proceeds (from); is a product (of)
- is able (to); is capable (of); is qualified (to)
- is sufficient; is enough (for)
Built from
- pa — prefix · forth, forward
Intensifying prefix; concrete sense of stepping forward or coming forth. Cognate to Latin pro-, Greek pro-.
- hu — root · become, be
Indo-European root *bheu- (English "be", Latin "fui"). The sense evolves from physical emergence (coming into being) to capability or sufficiency.
- ti — ending · 3rd singular present
Standard thematic verb ending; -ti marks 3rd person singular. The 1st person singular pahomi reanalyzes this as -mi (1st sg marker) + -o- (thematic vowel) in the present tense.
Etymology. pa- (forward, forth, intensifying) + √hu (to become, be). The prefix pa- gives the sense of something coming forth or stepping forward into being. Sanskrit cognate: prabhavati (arises, originates); the root √hu is related to English "be" and Latin "esse" through Indo-European *bheu-.