Where does “मर्त्य” come from?

मर्त्य (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.

मर्त्य (Sanskrit): a mortal, man, person; the world of mortals, the...

Definitions

  1. a mortal, man, person; the world of mortals, the...

Ancestry of “मर्त्य”, step by step

मर्त्य 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 Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iranianmártyasmortal, man
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmer-to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland

Words derived from “मर्त्य”

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