Where does “داي” come from?

داي (Algerian Arabic) comes from Ottoman Turkish دایی, from Persian دایی — maternal uncle.

Ancestry of “داي”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishداییmaternal uncle, the brother of one's mother, thus a second-degree relative
2Persianداییmaternal uncle

Words derived from “داي”

Every word from Persian دایی →Every word from Ottoman Turkish دایی →