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Where does “ped-” come from?

ped- (Proto-Indo-European) comes from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ped- (Proto-Indo-European): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “ped-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “ped-”

  • пехота
  • pěxъ
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →