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vasīti

vasa

masc

1. vasa (masc): wish; desire; will
2. vasa (masc): control; authority; power; mastery (over)
3. vasa (masc): financial ability; lit. power
4. vasa (root): (gram) √vas (live)
5. vasati (pr): lives; stays; resides (in)
6. vasanta (prp): living; staying
7. vasā (fem): grease; oil
8. vasi (aor): lived; stayed (in)
9. …

Analysis. vasa + iti; vasi + iti; vasī + iti

Etymology. √vas + a; from √vas 'want, control'; Sanskrit vaśa [vaś]

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

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