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sevati

pr 3rd sg of sevati (verb)

1. associates; keeps company (with)
2. practices; pursues; engages (in); cultivates; lit. associates
3. serves; lit. associates
4. makes use (of); indulges (in); engages (with); lit. associates

Built from

• sev — root · follow, associate
  The root sense is to go alongside or attach oneself to; Sanskrit sevate shows the same sense of service and attendance.
• a — ending · present indicative
  The thematic vowel a marks the present stem in Latin-style 1st conjugation Pali verbs.
• ti — ending · 3rd person singular
  The suffix -ti marks 3rd person singular present indicative across Indo-European languages (Sanskrit -ti, Latin -t).

Etymology. Root √sev- means to associate, follow, or pursue; cognate with Sanskrit sevate (serves, attends) and possibly with Latin sequeor (follow), though the connection is uncertain. The root carries the sense of trailing after or joining with someone.

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

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