sāyaṃ
Pali
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Etymology
editInherited from Sanskrit सायम् (sāyam, “in the evening”), ultimately formed from the absolutive of सा (sā, root),[1] cognate with Vedic सायम् (sāyam). From this was back-formed Sanskrit साय n (sāya, “evening”), and the original Pali lexicographers similarly backformed Pali *sāya m (“evening”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Involvement of a verb seems mysterious.”)
Adverb
editsāyaṃ (comparative sāyataraṃ)