Where does “यकारादिपद” come from?
यकारादिपद (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.
यकारादिपद (Sanskrit): a word beginning with य (euphemistically applied to any form of the root)
Definitions
- a word beginning with य (euphemistically applied to any form of the root)
Ancestry of “यकारादिपद”, step by step
यकारादिपद traces back through 3 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 |