Old Persian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Iranian *pā́dah, Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓd-o-s, thematized form of *pṓds.

Noun

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𐎱𐎠𐎭 (p-a-d /pādaʰ/) m

  1. foot

Descendants

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  • Middle Persian: (/⁠pāy⁠/)
    Manichaean script: 𐫛𐫀𐫅 (pʾd)
    Book Pahlavi script: [Book Pahlavi needed] (LGLE)
    • Bakhtiari: پا (pa)
    • Classical Persian: پای (pây)