Pali lahu (12)

     According to Davids and Stede’s Pali-English Dictionary, Pali word lahu means “light and quick.” It traces its origin to the Tamil root el through the transformation of el > lahu. The following words, related to Pali lahu, also originate from Tamil el.

lahuṁ karoti, “to make light, to be frivolous.” lahuṁ, “quickly.” lahuka-citta, “light-minded.” lahu-ṭṭhāna, “lightness of body, bodily vigour, good health.” lahu-parivatta, “quickly or easily changing.” langhati, “quick or light.” langhana, “jumping or hopping.” lahukā, “light; trifling; something being physically light, not weighty, or figuratively, something not significant.” lahutā, “lightness; buoyancy.” lahuso, “quickly; swiftly.” sallahuka, “light; easy.”

English words derived from Tamil el connoting ‘rising’