Where does “pādacetiya” come from?
pādacetiya (Pali) comes from Pali pāda, 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.
pādacetiya (Pali): enduring footprint of the Buddha
Definitions
- enduring footprint of the Buddha
Ancestry of “pādacetiya”, step by step
pādacetiya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |