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panimassa

sandhi form: pana + imassa

1. and of this; and about this

Built from

• pana — root · and, moreover
  An emphatic particle reinforcing coordination; ultimately from PIE *per- (forward, through), but grammaticalized as a pure connector.
• ima — stem · this
  Demonstrative pronoun, stem of ima-; cognate with Sanskrit idam and English it, from PIE *i- (that, this).
• -ssa — ending · genitive singular
  Genitive case-ending marking possession or relation ('of this'); also used with locative force ('about this').

Analysis. pana (and, moreover) + imassa (of this, about this: demonstrative pronoun ima- in genitive singular). A paratactic connector introducing an afterthought or expansion, common in narrative prose.

Etymology. pana is an emphatic particle cognate with Sanskrit puna (again, moreover); imassa is the genitive of ima (this), from the demonstrative root *i- (also in idaṁ, ayaṁ), cognate with Sanskrit idam and the English pronoun it.

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

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