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

  1. step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...

Ancestry of “पद”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám—
2Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “पद”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm →