Where does “data” come from?

data (Ilocano) comes from Austronesian *-ta, from Austronesian *(i-)kita.

data (Ilocano): facing upwards; on one's back

Definitions

  1. facing upwards; on one's back

Ancestry of “data”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Austronesian*-ta—
2Austronesian*(i-)kita—

Words derived from “data”

Every word from Austronesian *(i-)kita →Every word from Austronesian *-ta →