Where does “পিয়াদা” come from?

পিয়াদা (Bengali) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

পিয়াদা (Bengali): an armed footman

Definitions

  1. an armed footman

Ancestry of “পিয়াদা”, 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 →