Where does “dadu” come from?

dadu (Maguindanao) comes from Spanish arado, from Old Spanish aradro, from Latin arātrum, from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

dadu (Maguindanao): plough; plow

Definitions

  1. plough; plow

Ancestry of “dadu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanisharadoplough
2Old Spanisharadro—
3Latinarātrumplough or plow a device pulled through the ground in order to break it open into furrows for planting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂érh₃tromplough, ard
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂erh₃-to plough
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂erh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂érh₃trom →