Where does “त्रिपाद” come from?

त्रिपाद (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, 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.

त्रिपाद (Sanskrit): an asterism of which three-fourths are included...

Definitions

  1. an asterism of which three-fourths are included...

Ancestry of “त्रिपाद”, step by step

त्रिपाद traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पाद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts—
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Sanskrit त्रि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्रिthree
2Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
3Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
4Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

Words derived from “त्रिपाद”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →