Where does “فیل پا” come from?

فیل پا (Urdu) comes from Urdu پا, from Persian پا, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎭, from Proto-Iranian pā́dah, 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.

فیل پا (Urdu): elephantiasis

Definitions

  1. elephantiasis

Ancestry of “فیل پا”, step by step

فیل پا traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Urdu پا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1UrduپاAlternative form of پاؤں; feet
2Persianپاleg, foot; with
3Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎭foot
4Proto-Iranianpā́dahfoot
5Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Urdu فیل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduفیلelephant
2Classical Persianفیل—
3Arabicفِيلelephant; the elephant
4Middle Persianpylelephant; bishop
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →