Where does “صدپا” come from?

صدپا (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.

صدپا (Persian): centipede

Definitions

  1. centipede

Ancestry of “صدپا”, step by step

صدپا traces back through two 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 صد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianصدhundred
2Middle Persian??—
3Old Persianθata-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →