Where does “padám” come from?

padám (Proto-Indo-Aryan) comes from Proto-Indo-Iranian padám, from Proto-Indo-European pedóm, from Proto-Indo-European pēd-, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ancestry of “padám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “padám”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm →
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