Where does “डेढ़ फुटिया” come from?

डेढ़ फुटिया (Hindi) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

डेढ़ फुटिया (Hindi): A very short person; a dwarf or midget

Definitions

  1. A very short person; a dwarf or midget

Ancestry of “डेढ़ फुटिया”, step by step

डेढ़ फुटिया traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hindi फट

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

via Hindi डेढ़

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiडेढ़one and a half; 1.5; half past one; 1:30
2Sanskritद्व्यर्धone and a half
3Sanskritद्विThe digit or number - two
4Sanskritद्वtwo, both
5Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds