Where does “چهارپا” come from?

چهارپا (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.

چهارپا (Persian): tetrapod, quadruped; beast of burden; tetrapod,...

Definitions

  1. tetrapod, quadruped; beast of burden; tetrapod,...

Ancestry of “چهارپا”, step by step

چهارپا 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 چهار

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianچهارfour
2Pahlavipal
3Proto-Iraniantatr̥wáhpheasant
4Proto-Indo-Iraniantatr̥wás
5Proto-Indo-Europeantetr̥-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

Words derived from “چهارپا

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pódsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds
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