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
- get, receive; obtain; win, gain, achieve
Ancestry of “পা”, step by step
পা traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit प्रापयति
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | प्रापयति | to obtain |
| 2 | Sanskrit | प्राप् | to attain to |
| 3 | Sanskrit | प्र- | forward, before; forward, forth; in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pra- | forth |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pra- | toward, forward |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Early Assamese পাৱ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Early Assamese | পাৱ | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |