Where does “پیادہ” come from?

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

پیادہ (Ushojo): by walk, on foot

Definitions

  1. by walk, on foot

Ancestry of “پیادہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Urduپیادہon foot
2Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
3Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Middle Persian pdʾtk' →Every word from Persian پیاده →Every word from Urdu پیادہ →