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pakkhandati

pr 3rd sg of pakkhandati (verb)

1. takes to it; gets it; gains confidence; is inspired; is eager; lit. jumps forward
2. (of battle) leaps; charges; launches (into); lit. jumps forward
3. leaps forth; lit. jumps forward

Built from

• pa — prefix · forth, forward
  Intensifying prefix showing motion or action going outward and ahead. Cognate with Latin pro- and English for-.
• kkhandati — stem · jumps, springs
  From √khand meaning to jump or leap. The geminate kk arises from sandhi assimilation where the prefix meets the root. Related to Sanskrit khaṇḍati and Greek skandálē.

Analysis. pakka + √khand (or pra + kkhand-): pra- prefix "forth" + √khand "jump"; the geminate kk results from sandhi assimilation where pra meets the initial k of the root.

Etymology. From pra + √khand. The root √khand ("to jump, leap, spring") appears in Sanskrit khaṇḍati ("jumps, leaps") and is cognate with Greek σκανδάλη skandálē ("trap, snare") and English scant (originally "to jump aside, leap away"). The prefix pra- (Pali pa-) means "forth, forward" and is cognate with Latin pro-, Greek pro-, and English for-. The concrete image is jumping forward or springing forth, which metaphorically extends to taking up eagerly, gaining courage, or launching into action.

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

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