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tesampi

ta

pronoun, genitive plural + api (even, also)

1. ta (pron): that
2. tesampi (sandhi): for them too
3. tesampi (sandhi): just their; just of them
4. tesaṃ (pron): for them; to them; to those
5. tesaṃ (pron): their; of these; of them; of those
6. tesaṃ (pron): when they; when these

Built from

• te- — root · that (demonstrative)
  The base form of the demonstrative pronoun ta. Cognate with English 'that', Latin 'iste', Greek 'to'.
• -saṃ — ending · genitive plural
  Marks the genitive case (possessive/partitive) and plural number, showing 'of those' or 'of them'.
• api — prefix · even, also
  An enclitic particle that adds emphasis or inclusion to the preceding word, often used to extend an action or quality to another person or thing.

Analysis. tesaṃ (genitive plural of ta, 'of those') + api ('even, also'), typically used for emphasis or inclusion: 'of them too', 'even their'.

Etymology. ta is the demonstrative pronoun from PIE *to- (that, the), cognate with English 'that', Latin 'istud', Greek 'to'. The suffix api is an enclitic particle meaning 'also' or 'even', from PIE *ap(i)-, related to Sanskrit api.

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

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