Where does “ada” come from?

ada (Indonesian) comes from Malay ada, from Malay اد, from Proto-Turkic āt, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

ada (Indonesian): to be present, to be exist, there be; to have, to...

Definitions

  1. to be present, to be exist, there be; to have, to...

Ancestry of “ada”, step by step

ada traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayadato be; to be present, to be exist, there be; to...
2Malayادto be
3Proto-Turkicātname
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via Sabu ada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sabuada

via Javanese ꦲꦢ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦲꦢ

Words derived from “ada

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed-
ada — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer