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

From Proto-Indo-European *pth₁-óy-ey ~ *pth₁-y-énti, from the root *peth₁-, a variant reconstruction of *peth₂- (“to fly”). Cognate with Ancient Greek πέτομαι (pétomai, “to fly, rush”), Sanskrit पत॑ति (pátati, “to fly, to fall”).

Verb

𒁁𒁕𒀀𒄿 • (píd-da-a-i /piddāi/)

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