Where does “padahal” come from?

padahal (Indonesian) comes from Indonesian pada, from Malay pada, from Sanskrit पद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

padahal (Indonesian): whereas; whilst on the contrary

Definitions

  1. whereas; whilst on the contrary

Ancestry of “padahal”, step by step

padahal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Indonesian pada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianpadaat, on; with
2Malaypadaat, on; with
3Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
4Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Indonesian hal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesianhalcircumstance, state, condition; affair, case,...
2Malayhalthing; circumstance, state, condition; affair,...
3Arabicحَالcase, state of things; state, condition;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm