Where does “dadah” come from?
dadah (English) comes from Malay dadah, from Indonesian dah, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.
dadah (English): recreational drugs
Ancestry of “dadah”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Malay | dadah | recreational drugs; goodbye |
| 2 | Indonesian | dah | good, okay |
| 3 | Dutch | dag | day; daytime; ! |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | dach | day |
| 5 | Old Dutch | dag | day |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | dag | day |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | dagaz | day; name of the D-rune |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰegʷʰ- | to burn; warm, hot |