Where does “سه‌پایه” come from?

سه‌پایه (Persian) comes from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, 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.

سه‌پایه (Persian): tripod

Definitions

  1. tripod

Ancestry of “سه‌پایه”, step by step

سه‌پایه traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian پا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپاleg, foot; with
2Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
3Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Persian سه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianسهAPI •; three; black
2Old Persian𐏂The thirty-fifth letter of the Old Persian cuneiform script
3Proto-Iranianθráyahthree
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via Persian ـیه

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianـیهUsed in certain country names
2Arabicـِيَّةrelational suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →