Where does “હાથીપગું” come from?

હાથીપગું (Gujarati) comes from Gujarati પગ, from Hindi पग, from Sanskrit पद्ग, from Sanskrit पद्, from 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.

હાથીપગું (Gujarati): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “હાથીપગું”, step by step

હાથીપગું traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Gujarati પગ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiપગfoot; leg
2Hindiपगstep; foot, leg
3Sanskritपद्ग—
4Sanskritपद्a foot; step; fourth part, quarter
5Indo-Iranian*pā́ts—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Gujarati હાથી

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gujaratiહાથીelephant; rook
2Sanskritहस्तिन्an elephant
3Sanskritहस्तthe hand; an elephant's trunk; the forearm
4Proto-Indo-Aryanźʰástas—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianȷ́ʰástashand
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰés-to-hand
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰes-hand; take, give in exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →