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uttariṁ

uttara

accusative singular masculine of uttara (adjective)

1. further
2. beyond
3. higher
4. additional

Built from

• ut — prefix · up, out
  From ud-; spatial sense of upward and outward motion.
• tar — root · cross, pass
  The root √tar means to cross or traverse; cognate with Latin trans-.
• a — stem · —
  Stem-forming vowel for adjectives.
• iṁ — ending · accusative singular
  Marks the object of a verb or preposition in singular masculine form.

Analysis. ut- (up and out) + -tara (comparative suffix), literally 'going further out/upward'; the -iṁ is the accusative case ending

Etymology. From ud- (up, out) + √tar (cross, pass over), cognate with Latin trans- and English through; the spatial sense of 'going beyond' became 'further' and 'higher' in the doctrinal sense (uttarimaggaṅga 'the higher path', uttaracintā 'further reflection')

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

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