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saccako

saccaka

masc nom sg of saccaka (noun)

1. name of a Jain; lit. truthful

Built from

• sacca — root · truth
  From √sac 'to follow, be true to', cognate with Latin sequor 'follow' and English seek; truth as that which one holds to and follows.
• -ka — ending · agent/diminutive
  Nominal suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns; here marks an individual characterized by truth or truth-seeking.

Etymology. From sacca (truth) + -ka (diminutive or agent suffix). Sacca derives from √sac (to follow, accompany, be true to), related to Sanskrit satya and Indo-European *sek- (to follow, whence English 'seek', Latin 'sequor'). The suffix -ka forms adjectives and nouns with diminutive or characteristic force.

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

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