Where does “أخطبوط” come from?

أخطبوط (Arabic) comes from Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους, from Ancient Greek πούς, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

أخطبوط (Arabic): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “أخطبوط”, step by step

أخطبوط traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek ὀκτώπους

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekὀκτώπουςeight-footed; octopus
2Ancient Greekπούςfoot; leg; Greek foot or pous, the ancient Greek...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Arabic اخطبوط

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicاخطبوط
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds