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yonisova

yoniso

ind.

1. properly; prudently; thoroughly; carefully; intelligently; lit. according to the source

Built from

• yoni — root · source, origin
  From √yuj 'to join, yoke'; the concrete sense is that from which things spring or connect. Cognate with English yoke, Sanskrit yoga, Latin iugum.
• so — ending · adverbial suffix
  Derives from the demonstrative sa (that), forming adverbs; -so creates the manner adverbial 'in that way, from that source'.
• eva — root · indeed, quite
  Emphatic particle; the form eva appears related to the root meaning 'truly' or 'self' and intensifies the preceding word.

Analysis. yoniso (from yoni, 'source, origin' + -so, adverbial suffix) + eva ('indeed, quite'), literally 'according to the source indeed'; the compound emphasizes discernment rooted in first principles rather than blind repetition.

Etymology. yoni from √yuj (to join, yoke) via the sense 'that which joins or connects', hence 'source, womb, origin'—cognate with English yoke, Sanskrit yoga, Latin iugum. The adverbial -so derives from the demonstrative sa- (that one), making yoniso 'in that manner, from that source'. eva is an emphatic particle (cognate with Latin ipse via *epi-).

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

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