Where does “ద్విపద” come from?

ద్విపద (Telugu) comes from Sanskrit द्विपद, 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.

ద్విపద (Telugu): verse of two lines; couplet, a type of metre

Definitions

  1. verse of two lines; couplet, a type of metre

Ancestry of “ద్విపద”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्विपदhaving two feet; two-footed
2Sanskritपदstep, pace, stride; footstep, trace, vestige,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpadám
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpadám
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedómstep; bottom, floor; step
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpēd-foot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pēd-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pedóm