Where does “പദം” come from?

പദം (Malayalam) 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.

പദം (Malayalam): word

Definitions

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Ancestry of “പദം”, step by step

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

Words derived from “പദം”

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