𑀧𑀬

Prakrit

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ped-
Proto-Indo-European *ped-óm
Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám
Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám
Sanskrit प॒द (padá)
Prakrit 𑀧𑀬

    Inherited from Sanskrit प॒द (padá), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *padám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *padám, from Proto-Indo-European *ped-óm (“trace, bottom”), from *ped-.

    Noun

    𑀧𑀬 (paya) m or n (Devanagari पय) [1][2]

    1. foot
      Synonyms: 𑀧𑀸𑀅 (pāa), 𑀕𑁄𑀟𑁆𑀟 (gŏḍḍa)
    2. footstep
    3. (grammar) sentence

    Descendants

    Extended with Middle Indo-Aryan -𑀭- (-ra-)[3]
    • Central Indo-Aryan:
    • Northwestern Indo-Aryan:

    References

    1. ^ Sheth, Hargovind Das T[rikamcand] (1923–1928), “पय”, in पाइअ-सद्द-महण्णवो [pāia-sadda-mahaṇṇavo, Ocean of Prakrit words] (in Hindi), Calcutta: [Published by the Author].
    2. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “padá¹”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 437
    3. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985), “*padara”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 438
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