Where does “قدم” come from?

قدم (Urdu) comes from Classical Persian قدم, from Arabic قدم, from Proto-Semitic q-d-m — to precede, come before.

قدم (Urdu): footstep, step

Definitions

  1. footstep, step

Ancestry of “قدم”, step by step

قدم traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Classical Persian قدم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Classical Persianقدم—
2Arabicقدمto precede; to return from a journey; to come to,...
3Proto-Semiticq-d-mto precede, come before

via Arabic قَدَم

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicقَدَمfoot; foot; step
Every word from Proto-Semitic q-d-m →Every word from Arabic قدم →Every word from Classical Persian قدم →