Where does “gada” come from?

gada (English) comes from Sanskrit गदा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian gadā — mace.

gada (English): A blunt mace, originally from India and also...

Definitions

  1. A blunt mace, originally from India and also...

Ancestry of “gada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगदाa mace, club or a bludgeon
2Proto-Indo-Iraniangadāmace
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian gadā →Every word from Sanskrit गदा →