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tajjassa

tajja

masc dat sg of tajja (adj); nt dat sg of tajja (adj); masc gen sg of tajja (adj); nt gen sg of tajja (adj)

1. related to that; relevant; corresponding
2. suitable; appropriate; lit. related to that

Built from

• ta- — prefix · that
  The demonstrative stem ta- (tat in Sanskrit) refers to a previously mentioned entity. It is cognate with English 'that' and Latin 'is-te' (from which 'iste' 'that' derives), both from Indo-European *to-.
• -ja — ending · born from, made of
  A participial adjective suffix from √jan 'be born' (Sanskrit jan-, cognate with English 'kin', Latin gignere). It forms adjectives meaning 'of the nature of, belonging to, arising from' the preceding element. In tajja, it makes the demonstrative into a relational adjective.

Analysis. tajja is a compound of ta- 'that' + -ja 'born from, made of', meaning 'made of/belonging to that, hence suitable or relevant to it'.

Etymology. tajja combines the demonstrative ta- (related to Sanskrit tat, the neuter demonstrative pronoun; cognate with English 'that') and the suffix -ja from √jan 'to be born' (Sanskrit jan-, cognate with English 'kin', Latin gignere). The compound reflects the pattern of forming adjectives that indicate origin or belonging, literally 'born from that'.

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

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