Where does “ਪਿਆਦਾ” come from?

ਪਿਆਦਾ (Punjabi) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

ਪਿਆਦਾ (Punjabi): foot soldier

Definitions

  1. foot soldier

Ancestry of “ਪਿਆਦਾ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →
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