Where does “babbucciaio” come from?

babbucciaio (Italian) comes from Italian babbuccia, from Persian پاپوش, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

babbucciaio (Italian): slipper seller

Definitions

  1. slipper seller

Ancestry of “babbucciaio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbabbucciaslipper; bootee
2Persianپاپوشslipper, babouche
3Persianپاleg, foot; with
4Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
5Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
6Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
9Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →