Where does “ফটাফট” come from?

ফটাফট (Bengali) comes from Hindi फटाफट, from Hindi फट, from English foot, from Middle English fot, from Old English fōt, from Proto-West Germanic fōt, from Proto-Germanic fōts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ফটাফট (Bengali): immediately

Definitions

  1. immediately

Ancestry of “ফটাফট”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiफटाफटquickly, rapidly; suddenly
2Hindiफटa sudden movement; a sharp sound
3EnglishfootA biological structure found in many animals that...
4Middle Englishfotfoot; The bottom, lower part or foundation of...
5Old Englishfōtfoot
6Proto-West Germanicfōtfoot
7Proto-Germanicfōtsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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