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saṅkhātuṁ

saṅkhāti

infinitive (accusative form saṅkhātuṁ) of saṅkhāti, causative from √khan

1. to construct, form, or compose
2. to aggregate or put together
3. to condition or determine

Built from

• saṁ — prefix · together, completely
  Brings component parts into unified whole. Cognate with English 'same' and Latin con-.
• khan — root · dig, arrange, compose
  Originally spatial (digging, making furrows); shifts to 'arranging' or 'putting in order'. Forms the noun saṅkhāra (conditioned formations).
• tu — ending · infinitive marker
  Marks the infinitive (accusative form); here saṅkhātuṁ = 'to construct/form together'.

Analysis. saṁ-khā-tuṁ: saṁ (together) + √khan (to dig, arrange) + -tu (infinitive suffix). The prefix saṁ- brings the sense from 'digging alongside' to 'arranging together' or 'composing'. Related to the noun saṅkhāra (conditioned formations, aggregates).

Etymology. √khan (to dig, arrange) with the intensive prefix saṁ-. The root originally meant 'to dig' or 'to make furrows', acquiring the sense 'to arrange' or 'compose'. This root family appears in saṅkhāra (formations, conditioned phenomena) and saṅkhata (conditioned, composite). The prefix saṁ- is cognate with English 'same', Latin similis, and works like Latin con- to show gathering into unity.

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

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