Where does “مچ پا” come from?

مچ پا (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.

مچ پا (Persian): ankle

Definitions

  1. ankle

Ancestry of “مچ پا”, step by step

مچ پا 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 مچ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianمچjoint Any part of the body where two bones join
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds