Sotthiya 1 = sottiya a learned man, a brahman Dhp 295; Thig-a 200 (Ap verse 6); Ja IV 301, 303; V 466. Sotthiya 2 (nt.) [derivation ?] a childbirth rag Vism 63.
(masc, masc, from suti) learned Brahman; one well versed in sacred knowledge; theologian Construction: √su > so + ti + *iya suti + *iya