𒁁𒁕𒀀𒄿

Hittite

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Alternative forms

• 𒁁𒁕𒄿 (pád-da-i)

Etymology 1

From Proto-Anatolian [Term?], from Proto-Indo-European *bʰódʰh₂-ey ~ *bʰdʰh₂-én-ti, from the root *bʰedʰh₂- (“to dig, burrow”). Cognate with Proto-Balto-Slavic *bádīˀtei (“to pierce, stab”), Latin fodiō (“to pierce; to dig”), Tocharian A pāt- (“to plow”).

Verb

𒁁𒁕𒀀𒄿 • (pád-da-a-i /paddāi/) (third-person present singular)

1. to dig

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Verb

𒁁𒁕𒀀𒄿 • (píd-da-a-i /piddāi/)

1. to run, race
2. to flee
3. to fly