Where does “ھەشتپێ” come from?

ھەشتپێ (Central Kurdish) comes from Central Kurdish پێ, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ھەشتپێ (Central Kurdish): octopus

Definitions

  1. octopus

Ancestry of “ھەشتپێ”, step by step

ھەشتپێ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Central Kurdish پێ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishپێfoot
2Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Central Kurdish ھەشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Central Kurdishھەشتeight; 8
2Proto-Iranianaštā́—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianaštā́—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
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