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)