Where does “प्यादा” come from?

प्यादा (Hindi) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

प्यादा (Hindi): infantryman, footsoldier

Definitions

  1. infantryman, footsoldier

Ancestry of “प्यादा”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess

Words derived from “प्यादा”

Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →