Where does “পা” come from?

পা (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit प्रापयति, from Sanskrit प्राप्, from Sanskrit प्र-, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pra-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pra-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por-, from Proto-Indo-European per- — passed , crossed.

পা (Assamese): get, receive; obtain; win, gain, achieve

Definitions

  1. get, receive; obtain; win, gain, achieve

Ancestry of “পা”, step by step

পা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit प्रापयति

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritप्रापयतिto obtain
2Sanskritप्राप्to attain to
3Sanskritप्र-forward, before; forward, forth; in front of
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpra-forth
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpra-toward, forward
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
8Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Early Assamese পাৱ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Early Assameseপাৱ
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “পা

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Proto-Indo-European por-
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