masculine singular accusative; a proper name (bhikkhu, a leading disciple of the Buddha)
Analysis. Sāri-putta: sāri (mother's name, Sāriṇī) + putta (son). A patronymic: "son of Sāriṇī". His personal name was Upatissa; Sāriputta is his name by descent.
Etymology. Putta descends from Sanskrit putra, itself from PIE *putlós (child); cognate with English "foot" (one who follows on foot, offspring). Sāri is a proper name.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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