Where does “ފިޔާދާ” come from?

ފިޔާދާ (Dhivehi) comes from Dhivehi ދާ, from Sanskrit दिवस, from Sanskrit दास, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš, from Proto-Indo-European des- — to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel.

ފިޔާދާ (Dhivehi): a net in which onions are kept

Definitions

  1. a net in which onions are kept

Ancestry of “ފިޔާދާ”, step by step

ފިޔާދާ traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Dhivehi ދާ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiދާday (used in compounds to indicate day of the month)
2Sanskritदिवसday
3Sanskritदासdemon; barbarian, infidel; slave
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandásyuš—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandes-to fray, exhaust, get tired, faint, unravel

via Dhivehi ފިޔާ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dhivehiފިޔާonion
2Persianپیازonion; bulb
3Middle Persianpyʾc—

via Persian پیاده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianپیادهon foot, pedestrian; pedestrian; pawn
2Middle Persianpdʾtk'pawn in chess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European des- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dásyuš →Every word from Sanskrit दास →