Where does “पाँव” come from?
पाँव (Hindi) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅, 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.
पाँव (Hindi): foot
Ancestry of “पाँव”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀧𑀸𑀅 | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |