Where does “pāda” come from?

pāda (Old Javanese) comes from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, 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.

pāda (Old Javanese): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “pāda”, step by step

pāda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

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

Words derived from “pāda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →