Where does “संपादक” come from?
संपादक (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit सम्पादक, from Sanskrit सम्पद्, from Sanskrit पद्, from 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.
संपादक (Hindi): an editor
Ancestry of “संपादक”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | सम्पादक | — |
| 2 | Sanskrit | सम्पद् | success, fulfilment; condition or requisite of... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पद् | a foot; step; fourth part, quarter |
| 4 | Indo-Iranian | *pā́ts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |