Where does “भद्रपदा” come from?

भद्रपदा (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit पद, 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.

भद्रपदा (Sanskrit): Name of the 3rd and 4th lunar asterisms

Definitions

  1. Name of the 3rd and 4th lunar asterisms

Ancestry of “भद्रपदा”, step by step

भद्रपदा traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit पद

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
2Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
3Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Sanskrit भद्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritभद्रblessed, auspicious, fortunate, prosperous,...
2Proto-Indo-Iranianbʰadrásauspicious, blessed, fortunate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰn̥d-ró-s
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰend-to be happy

Words derived from “भद्रपदा

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