Where does “پیادہ” come from?

پیادہ (Urdu) comes from Persian پیاده, from Middle Persian pdʾtk' — pawn in chess.

پیادہ (Urdu): on foot

Definitions

  1. on foot

Ancestry of “پیادہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess

Words derived from “پیادہ”

Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →