Where does “पदोन्नत” come from?
पदोन्नत (Hindi) comes from Hindi पद, 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.
पदोन्नत (Hindi): promoted, elevated to a rank
Definitions
- promoted, elevated to a rank
Ancestry of “पदोन्नत”, step by step
पदोन्नत traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi पद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पद | foot; footstep; footprint |
| 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 |
via Hindi उन्नत
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | उन्नत | elevated, lofty, high; progressed, developed;... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | उन्नत | bent or turned upwards, elevated, lifted up,... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | -त | -ed |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -tás | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |