Where does “janapada” come from?
janapada (Pali) comes from Sanskrit जनपद, 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.
janapada (Pali): countryside; country, province; inhabited region,...
Definitions
- countryside; country, province; inhabited region,...
Ancestry of “janapada”, step by step
janapada traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Sanskrit जनपद
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanskrit | जनपद | district, rural |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पद | step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Pali pāda
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pali | pāda | foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a... |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -s | Derives nouns from roots |