Where does “padám” come from?

padám (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes 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-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
3Proto-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