Where does “يدة” come from?

يدة (Gulf Arabic) comes from Arabic جدة, from Arabic جِدَّة.

يدة (Gulf Arabic): grandmother

Definitions

  1. grandmother

Ancestry of “يدة”, step by step

يدة traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Arabic جدة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicجدةgrandmother; Eve; streak, tract, path, stria
2Arabicجِدَّة

via Arabic يَد

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicيَدauthority; hand

via Arabic ـة

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Arabicـة
Every word from Arabic جِدَّةEvery word from Arabic جدة