From Proto-Iranian *pā́dah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *pā́ts, from Proto-Indo-European *pṓds (“foot”), cognates include Persian پا (pâ), Avestan 𐬞𐬀𐬜𐬀 (paδa)/𐬞𐬁𐬜𐬀 (pāδa), Parthian 𐫛𐫀𐫅 (pʾd /pāδ/), Sanskrit पद् (pád), Ancient Greek πούς (poús), Tocharian B paiyye, Latin pēs, Gothic 𐍆𐍉𐍄𐌿𐍃 (fōtus).