Where does “piyada” come from?

piyada (Azerbaijani) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

piyada (Azerbaijani): on foot, afoot

Definitions

  1. on foot, afoot

Ancestry of “piyada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →