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

  1. 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

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 आदि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritआदिbeginning; commencement
2Hindiआदाginger
3Prakrit*𑀆𑀤𑁆𑀤𑀅
4Sanskritआर्द्रकwet, moist; ginger
5Sanskritआर्द्रwet, moist, damp

via Sanskrit यकार

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SanskritयकारThe name of the Devanagari letter य; The sound of...
2Sanskritकारgain, prize, booty; contest, war; an act, action
3Sanskritकृto make
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm
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