Where does “dad” come from?

dad (Kurdish) comes from Persian داد, from Middle Persian dʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶, from Proto-Iranian *daHtáh, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.

dad (Kurdish): justice

Definitions

  1. justice

Ancestry of “dad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدادjustice, equity; shout, yell; redress of...
2Middle Persiandʾt'law, justice
3Old Persian𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶law
4Proto-Iranian*daHtáhcreated
5Proto-Indo-Europeandh₃tósgiven
6Proto-Indo-European-tósCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós →Every word from Proto-Iranian *daHtáh →
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