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samatthi

sandhi form: sama + atthi

1. there is equal; there is comparable (to); lit. is same

Built from

• sama — root · same, equal
  From PIE *som- meaning 'together' or 'same'; cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homo-. Expresses fundamental sameness or equality.
• atthi — stem · is, exists
  Present tense 3rd singular of as- 'to be'; cognate with Sanskrit asti, English is, Latin est. The sandhi contraction joins the two words smoothly in continuous speech.

Analysis. sama (equal, same) + atthi (there is, exists): 'there is sameness', expressing equality or comparability between things.

Etymology. sama from Sanskrit sama, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *som- 'same, together' (cognate with English same, Latin similis, Greek homos-); atthi is the present tense of as- 'to be' (cognate with Sanskrit asti, English is, Latin est).

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

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