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pavedemīti

pavedeti

3rd singular present indicative active of pavedeti

1. teaches; makes known; declares; lit. caused to know

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Directs action outward and ahead; here intensifies the sense of making knowledge public. Cognate with Latin pro-, Greek pro-, English for-.
• ved — root · know, see
  √vid: to perceive, know. Cognate with Latin videre 'see', English wit 'know', German wissen. The root captures direct perception or knowledge.
• e — stem · causative marker
  Marks the causative voice: vedeti means to cause (someone) to know, hence to teach or declare.
• ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Active voice, present tense, third person singular: he/she/it teaches.

Analysis. pa- (prefix, forth) + vedeti (causative of vedana, knowing): brings forth knowing, causes to know.

Etymology. pa- (forward, forth) + √vid (to know, see) — cognate with Latin videre, English wit, Sanskrit vid. The prefix pa- intensifies and directionalizes: knowledge brought forth or declared. Vedeti is the causative stem: to cause knowing, hence to teach or make known.

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

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