Where does “teapoy” come from?
teapoy (English) comes from Hindi तिपाई, from Sanskrit त्रिपाद, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, 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.
teapoy (English): Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or...
Definitions
- Originally, a three-legged decorative stand or...
Ancestry of “teapoy”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | तिपाई | tripod, teapoy; three-legged item of furniture |
| 2 | Sanskrit | त्रिपाद | an asterism of which three-fourths are included... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |