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tasmiñce

tasmā

ablative singular of demonstrative pronoun ta-/so-, stressed enclitic form (tasmiñce); resolves to tasmiṁ + ce

1. from that
2. by that reason
3. in that case

Built from

• ta- — root · that, he
  Demonstrative pronoun base, cognate with English 'that', Latin 'iste', Greek 'to'.
• -smiṁ — ending · from, by, in
  Locative/ablative ending on neuter/masculine singular; marks location, reason, or agent.
• -ce — ending · if, then
  Enclitic conditional particle; softens the clause and introduces condition or consequence.

Analysis. tasmiṁ (ablative of ta-) + ce (enclitic particle 'if, then'); the locative case with -ce gives a conditional or explanatory sense—'in that [place/reason], then'.

Etymology. From the remote demonstrative pronoun ta-/so-, cognate with English 'that' and Greek 'to' (the article). The ablative marks source or reason; -ce is an enclitic conditional particle adding 'if' or 'then' nuance.

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

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