Where does “ಪ್ಯಾದೆ” come from?

ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (Kannada) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

ಪ್ಯಾದೆ (Kannada): foot soldier

Definitions

  1. foot soldier

Ancestry of “ಪ್ಯಾದೆ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →