Where does “dedu” come from?
dedu (Kabuverdianu) comes from Portuguese dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dedu (Kabuverdianu): finger; toe
Ancestry of “dedu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | dedo | finger; an informal unit of measurement; toe |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dedo | — |
| 3 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |