Where does “dedón” come from?
dedón (Asturian) comes from Asturian deu, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dedón (Asturian): big finger; thumb
Ancestry of “dedón”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | deu | finger; digit |
| 2 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |