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Where does “ভাদ” come from?

ভাদ (Assamese) comes from Sanskrit भाद्र, from Sanskrit भाद्रपद, from Sanskrit भद्रपदा, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ভাদ (Assamese): Bhado the 5th month in the Assamese lunar...

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  1. Bhado the 5th month in the Assamese lunar...

Ancestry of “ভাদ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभाद्र—
2Sanskritभाद्रपद—
3Sanskritभद्रपदाName of the 3rd and 4th lunar asterisms
4Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
5Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám—
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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