Where does “dada” come from?

dada (Indonesian) comes from Malay dada, from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS — chest.

dada (Indonesian): chest, thorax

Definitions

  1. chest, thorax

Ancestry of “dada”, step by step

dada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydadachest
2Proto-Malayic*dadachest
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahdahchest
4Proto-AustronesiandaSdaSchest

via Indonesian mentok

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IndonesianmentokMuscovy duck: a large duck (Cairina moschata) which is native to Mexico, Central and South America
2Javaneseménthog—

Words derived from “dada”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah →Every word from Proto-Malayic *dada →