upasaṅkamitvā

absolutive (ind.) of upasaṅkamati

having approached; having gone; having drawn near (to)

Built from

upa — prefix · near, up close to
Spatial proximity: approaching or drawing alongside. Cognate: Greek hypo-, Latin sub-, English up.
saṅ/sam — prefix · together
Bringing into union: here, moving together toward a goal. Works like Latin con-.
kam — root · go, move
Motion verb; cognate with English come and Latin venīre (from *gʷem-).
tvā — ending · having done (absolutive)
Indeclinable past participle marking completed action; used to show temporal or logical sequence.

Analysis. upa- (up close to, near) + saṅ- (together) + √kam (go) — lit. 'going together up close to', hence approaching or drawing near to someone.

Etymology. upa- (approach) + sam- (together) + √kam (go); related to English come and Latin venīre. The prefix upa- conveys literal spatial proximity that extends to the abstract sense of respectful approach in doctrinal contexts.

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

Lite mode — plain HTML for e-readers and old browsers. Full version