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Where does “बताना” come from?

बताना (Hindi) comes from Hindi बात, from English baht, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

बताना (Hindi): to tell, explain; to indicate, show

Definitions

  1. to tell, explain; to indicate, show

Ancestry of “बताना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiबातword, utterance; talk; matter, affair
2EnglishbahtThe official currency of Thailand, equal to 100...
3Thaiบาทpriest; foot; an honorific for or term of address...
4Palipādafoot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
5Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts—
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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