Where does “पैसा” come from?

पैसा (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit *पदांश, 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.

पैसा (Hindi): paisa; money, wealth, riches

Definitions

  1. paisa; money, wealth, riches

Ancestry of “पैसा”, step by step

पैसा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit *पदांश

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskrit*पदांश—
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Urdu پَیسَہ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپَیسَہ—

Words derived from “पैसा”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm →