A touch of Sanskrit
derivational morphology

Upasarga / उप्सर्ग : Common Derivational Prefixes

aa back, return, ++
abhi toward
adhi over
antar within
anu after
apa away/bad
ati beyond
ava down
ni down, in
nih out
sam together
para away
pari around
pra onward, ++
prati against
ut up
upa toward
vi against
++ = "emphasis"
(Ellen Prince: When a linguist uses the term "emphasis" it means they don't know what they are talking about.)

k-, y-, t- indeclineables

k- WH question word
y- indefinite: wh-relative, relative to which one
t- definite: th-relative, relative to that one
ku+
ya+
ta+
-atham manner
-atah source
-atrah place
-adaa time
yaavadtaavad
whilethen

 

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