-तुम्

Sanskrit

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Sanskrit -तुम् (-tum)

From Proto-Indo-European *-tus. Cognate with Latin -tus.

Suffix

-तुम् • (-tum)

1. Forms infinitives from roots.

   ‎पा (pā, “drink, root”) + ‎-तुम् (-tum) → ‎पातुम् (pātum, “to drink”, infinitive of पा (pā))