Where does “bit” come from?
bit (Zhuang) comes from Chinese 匹, from Thai บาท, from Pali pāda, from Sanskrit पाद, from Proto-Indo-Aryan pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-Iranian pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.
bit (Zhuang): duck; pen; pencil; writing implement
Definitions
- duck; pen; pencil; writing implement
Ancestry of “bit”, step by step
bit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Chinese 匹
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese | 匹 | counter for horses and mules; counter for rolls... |
| 2 | Thai | บาท | priest; foot; an honorific for or term of address... |
| 3 | Pali | pāda | foot; foot of a mountain; foot of a verse; a... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | पाद | the foot; the foot or leg of an inanimate object,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | pā́ts | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | pā́ts | foot |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pṓds | foot |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | póds | foot |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ped- | to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall |
via Proto-Tai pitᴰ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Tai | pitᴰ | duck |