Where does “dada” come from?

dada (Balinese) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS — chest.

dada (Balinese): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “dada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahdahchest
2Proto-AustronesiandaSdaSchest
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah →