Where does “پیاده” come from?
پیاده (Persian) comes from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.
پیاده (Persian): on foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
Definitions
- on foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
Ancestry of “پیاده”, step by step
پیاده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Persian pdʾtk'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Persian | pdʾtk' | pawn in chess |
via Pahlavi 𐭯𐭣𐭠𐭲𐭪'
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pahlavi | 𐭯𐭣𐭠𐭲𐭪' | — |