Where does “پاؤں” come from?

پاؤں (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀧𑀸𑀅, 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.

پاؤں (Urdu): leg, foot

Definitions

  1. leg, foot

Ancestry of “پاؤں”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sauraseni Prakrit𑀧𑀸𑀅—
2Sanskritपादthe foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,...
3Proto-Indo-Aryanpā́ts—
4Proto-Indo-Iranianpā́tsfoot
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →