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adho

indeclinable

1. below; under
2. downwards (from)

Built from

• adh- — prefix · down, downward
  From ava- 'down, off' with vowel syncope. Carries the spatial image of motion away from the speaker or point of reference downward and away.
• -o — ending · directional particle
  An old postposition or adverbial marker that fixes the prefix in an indeclinable, adverbial form.

Etymology. From ava- 'down, downward' + ho (a postposition or directional particle); cognate with Sanskrit adhas 'below', and distantly with English under and Latin infra. The prefix ava- embodies the concrete image of downward motion; ho reinforces the directional sense.

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

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