Where does “షట్పదము” come from?
షట్పదము (Telugu) comes from Telugu పదము, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
షట్పదము (Telugu): six-footed
Definitions
- six-footed
Ancestry of “షట్పదము”, step by step
షట్పదము traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Telugu పదము
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Telugu | పదము | A foot; A word; A place |
| 2 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |