Where does “पादम्” come from?

पादम् (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पद्, from 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.

Ancestry of “पादम्”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपद्a foot; step; fourth part, quarter
2Indo-Iranian*pā́ts—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →