Where does “pāda” come from?
pāda (Pali) 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 (Pali): foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
Definitions
- foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a...
Ancestry of “pāda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
Words derived from “pāda”