Iti & ti

From: nyanatusita bhikkhu
Message: 1656
Date: 2006-02-12

Could anyone give a good explanation why in Pali an anusvaara + iti becomes
dental n + ti
(e.g. caaveyyan ti)?  I was told that in some Praakrits -i + iti becomes -i
tti (similarly for a, u, e and o), but what happens in these Praakrits with
a dental n + iti ?  >  -n tti ?
Thank.


Bh. Nyanatusita


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