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pāde

pāda

masc acc pl of pāda (noun); masc loc sg of pāda (noun); nt acc pl of pāda (noun); nt loc sg of pāda (noun); …

1. foot
2. leg
3. coin; lit. quarter
4. base; support; foundation
5. one-fourth of any measure or of a stanza
6. part of a building
7. foot; feet
8. with a foot; having (a certain type of) feet; -footed
9. …

Etymology. From PIE *pḗd- 'foot' (cf. Sanskrit pāda, Latin pēs, English foot, Greek poús). The word preserves the full grade of the root and is cognate with Latin pedis (in pedestrian, pedicure) and Greek pod- (in podium, tripod). The sense develops from the concrete anatomical foot to the foundational support upon which something rests, and thence to quarter or division (as one of four feet or supports).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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