Where does “bada” come from?

bada (Italian) comes from Italian badare, from Swedish båda, from Old Norse boða, from Proto-Germanic budōną, from Proto-Germanic budą, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

bada (Italian): expectation, waiting; rhinoceros; inflection of...

Definitions

  1. expectation, waiting; rhinoceros; inflection of...

Ancestry of “bada”, step by step

bada traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian badare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianbadareto look after or mind; to take care of; to pay...
2Swedishbådaboth; either, each of two; to bode
3Old Norseboða
4Proto-Germanicbudōnąto proclaim, announce, lere, instruct
5Proto-Germanicbudąoffer; message
6Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Portuguese bada

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1PortuguesebadaSynonym of rinoceronte
2Malaybadakrhinoceros
3Javaneseꦧꦝꦏ꧀
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ-