Where does “पद” come from?
पद (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan padám, 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.
पद (Sanskrit): step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
Definitions
- step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
Ancestry of “पद”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | padám | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | padám | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pedóm | step; bottom, floor; step |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pēd- | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |