Where does “چار پائی” come from?
چار پائی (Hindustani) 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.
Ancestry of “چار پائی”, step by step
چار پائی traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hindi पाई
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hindi | पाई | pie, 1/3 of a paisa |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पादिका | — |
| 3 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |