masculine nominative singular (nominalized adjective)
Analysis. vammiko (nominative masculine singular of vammika) + iti (quotation particle "thus, as"); the form vammikoti appears as a pseudo-compound or contracted phrase, though iti typically marks direct speech or stands as a discrete particle. The structure may reflect metrical or stylistic compression in verse.
Etymology. vammika is obscure; it may be a reduplicative or emphatic formation related to a root expressing covering or enclosure (the sense "clad in armour" supports this), but no certain Indo-European cognate or Sanskrit parallel is attested. The ant-hill sense (a covered, enclosed structure) and the armoured sense (a covered body) may share the idea of protective covering.
Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.
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