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aññatra

ind

1. elsewhere; away; in another place (from)
2. apart (from); aside (from); other (than); except (for); without

Built from

• aññ- — root · other
  From PIE *h₂ent- 'facing, opposite'; cognate with Sanskrit anya, Latin ante, English anti-. The sense of 'other' develops from the idea of facing or standing opposite.
• -a — ending · neuter accusative singular
  Marks the accusative case of the neuter adjective, though the word functions indeclinably as an adverb in context.
• -tra — ending · locative suffix
  Forms locative adverbs denoting place or direction; here creates the sense 'in the place of, in the manner of' when attached to aññ-.

Analysis. aññ- (neuter accusative singular of añña, 'other') + -tra (locative suffix meaning 'in the place of'). Literally 'in the place of other', hence 'elsewhere' or 'apart from'.

Etymology. añña 'other' derives from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- 'facing, opposite' (cognate with Sanskrit anya, Latin ante 'before', English anti-). The suffix -tra forms locatives (as in tatra 'there', yatra 'where'); -tra itself likely derives from a root meaning 'to cross' or 'to pass through', giving the spatial sense 'in the direction of, in the place of'.

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

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