In sanskrit "Pad" (rhyming with mud with a soft 'd') means feet; so does pod in Latin . Do they have same roots.
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1Have you tried digging up the etymology yourself?– robertSep 26, 2013 at 12:24
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en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:Proto-Indo-European/…– Alex B.Sep 26, 2013 at 15:33
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Yes, they are cognate forms. Sanskrit pad-, lat. pēs, greek πώς and engl. foot all come from an indo-european word *ped-/pod- in the same meaning. Sanskrit also has a verbal root pad- "to step, to go, to sink down".
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2Pediatrics has different roots: en.wiktionary.org/wiki/… and en.wiktionary.org/wiki/pedo-#English– RiteshSep 26, 2013 at 19:44
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@TKR I used a doric greek example to illustrate to most narrow cognate form.– user2498Oct 7, 2013 at 15:47
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@TKR. The "most narrow cognate forms" are in the acc. s.: Gk poda, La. pedem, Sk. pādam (with long ā < o, by Brugmann's law).– fdbJul 13, 2021 at 11:38