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yasmiṁ

yo

locative singular masculine of the relative pronoun yo (he who, which)

1. in/at which
2. in/at whom
3. wherein

Built from

• ya- — root · relative pronoun base
  The pronoun yo (he who, which) and its stem ya- are of Indo-European origin, cognate with English "what", Latin "quo", Greek "hos". The y → s shift in inflection (ya-smiṁ) is regular Pali phonology before dental endings.
• -smiṁ — ending · locative singular
  The locative ending -smiṁ marks location (where? in what?). It is used for both time and place, and appears across all genders and nominal classes.

Analysis. yasmiṁ is the locative singular of the relative pronoun yo; the stem yo- takes the locative ending -smiṁ, with assimilation of y to s before the ending.

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

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