Where does “*pā́ts” come from?
*pā́ts (Indo-Iranian) comes 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 “*pā́ts”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |