Where does “pî” come from?

pî (Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, 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.

pî (Kurdish): foot; pi

Definitions

  1. foot; pi

Ancestry of “pî”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-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 →