क्रम्

क्रमुँ = क र [[म] उ चंद्र बिंदी
stone sharp inside outward push/pull/inside/surface/outward
stone sharp verb(inside) push/pull/inside/surface/outward
stone sharp verb(inside) push/pull/inside/surface/outward
hand held water verb(fish) net
hand held sharp verb(fish) push
hand+water (hand inwater) verb(inside)

रूढ अर्थ
step stride,
go, pass ascend

धातु अर्थ
at पादविक्षेप = पाद + विक्षेप = पद् + घञ् + वि + क्षिप् + घञ्
at (rope throw + bird ए(aim) rope)
at (rope throw + person ए(aim) rope
at (rope throw + alternate ए(aim) rope
at (rope throw + wave ए(aim) rope

commentary
When पद became into “step” abandoning “throw rope” meaning; all words that referred to पद for meaning ended up being interpreted as step.
So, क्रम meaning पद