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Where does “撻” come from?

撻 (Chinese) comes from English tart, from French tarte, from German torte, from Italian torta, from Late Latin torta, from Latin torta panis, from Latin tortus, from Latin -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

Ancestry of “撻”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtartSharp to the taste; acid; sour; high or too high...
2Frenchtartepie, tart; slap; something easy to do
3Germantorteinflection of torten: ## first-person singular...
4Italiantortapie, tart, cake or similar; roundel; The act of...
5Late Latintorta—
6Latintorta panistwisted bread
7Latintortustwisted, crooked; spun, whirled; bent, distorted
8Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
9Proto-Italic-tus—
10Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →