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vijjati

pr 3rd sg of vijjati (verb)

1. exists; is found; is present (in)
2. is possible; is plausible; lit. exists

Built from

• vi- — prefix · apart, forth; clearly
  Prefix giving intensive clarity and visibility. The prefix intensifies the root's sense of 'appearing' or 'being manifest'.
• √idh — root · to kindle, be, exist
  Root meaning 'to kindle' (fire) and, by extension, 'to be' or 'to exist' — that which shows itself. Related to Sanskrit vidyate and the *wid- family (English wit, German wissen, Latin vidēre), all rooted in 'to see, be visible'.
• -ti — ending · 3rd singular present
  Present tense, 3rd person singular active. Marks the verb as happening now and applying to a third party (he, she, it, they).

Etymology. From vi- (apart, asunder) + √idh (to kindle, exist). The prefix vi- gives intensive clarity; the root means 'to be' or 'to exist' in the sense of 'to show forth' or 'to be apparent'. Related to Sanskrit vidyate (is found, exists) and ultimately to English wit (to know), German wissen (to know), Latin vidēre (to see): all descend from *wid- 'to see, know', the basis of existence as 'being visible/apparent'. The combination suggests 'to stand forth clearly, to be evident'.

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

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