Where does “bada” come from?

bada (Jamaican Creole) comes from English bother, from Scots bauther — bother, annoy.

bada (Jamaican Creole): to bother, to worry

Definitions

  1. to bother, to worry

Ancestry of “bada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbotherTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; To feel care...
2Scotsbautherbother, annoy
Every word from Scots bauther →Every word from English bother →