Where does “هشت‌پا” come from?

هشت‌پا (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.

هشت‌پا (Persian): octopus any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae

Definitions

  1. octopus any of several marine molluscs of the family Octopodidae

Ancestry of “هشت‌پا”, step by step

هشت‌پا 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 هشت

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PersianهشتAPI •; eight
2Middle Persian𐭧𐭱𐭲—
3Proto-Iranian*Haštā́eight
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*Haštā́—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
6Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →