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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	पद	step, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
2	Proto-Indo-Aryan	padám	—
3	Proto-Indo-Iranian	padám	—
4	Proto-Indo-European	pedóm	step; bottom, floor; step
5	Proto-Indo-European	pēd-	foot
6	Proto-Indo-European	ped-	to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Proto-Indo-Iranian mártyas

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Proto-Indo-Iranian	mártyas	mortal, man
2	Proto-Indo-European	mer-	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 →