ablative singular of panama (n.), possibly resolved from an unattested or archaic form; likely a textual variant or scribal error for a related word such as panamhā or panaṁ
Analysis. Compound or derivative form with unclear attestation; pana- may relate to √pan 'bend, bow' with locative or ablative extension -mhāka(ṁ)
Etymology. From √pan 'to bend, bow' (Sanskrit pāṇayati, pāṇa 'palm of the hand', originally 'curved hand'); cognate with Latin pinna 'feather, fin' (curved shape), English pan. The prefix pa- suggests 'forth, forward', and the root conveys the physical act of bending or lowering oneself in respect.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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