Where does “Bhadrapada” come from?
Bhadrapada (English) comes 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-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
Bhadrapada (English): The sixth month in the lunar calendar
Definitions
- The sixth month in the lunar calendar
Ancestry of “Bhadrapada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | भद्रपदा | Name of the 3rd and 4th lunar asterisms |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |