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Where does “हाथापाई” come from?

हाथापाई (Hindi) comes from Hindi पाई, from Sanskrit पादिका, 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.

हाथापाई (Hindi): a fight in which the hands and feet are used;...

Definitions

  1. a fight in which the hands and feet are used;...

Ancestry of “हाथापाई”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hindiपाईpie, 1/3 of a paisa
2Sanskritपादिका—
3Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts—
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpóds—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
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