Where does “pada” come from?

pada (Malay) comes 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.

pada (Malay): at, on; with

Definitions

  1. at, on; with

Ancestry of “pada”, step by step

pada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पद

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

via Proto-Austronesian *pada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Austronesian*pada—

Words derived from “pada”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm →