Frank,

I think it's easier to see the change through the Sanskrit form:

bodhi + a.nga > bodhya.nga (Skt)

> bodhi > bojjha + a.nga > bojjha.nga (Pali)

The ancient manuals have the special terms and explain this process in
detail: I leave that to the etymologists.

Sukhi.

P.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Frank Kuan" <fcckuan@...>
To: <Pali@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, 24 February, 2003 12:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Pali] 7 factors of enlightenment, bojjhanga etymology


>
>
> > bojjhanga = bodhi + anga.
>
> Is it a general rule that if a word ending in "dhi" is
> followed by "a", that it becomes contracted to "jjha"?
>
> I assume this rule results from the contraction being
> easier to pronounce, like the modern equivalent of:
> 'sup? = wassup? = wattup? = "what is up [dude]?"
>
>
>
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