Etymology Explorer › Malay

Where does “dadah” come from?

dadah (Malay) comes from Indonesian dah, from Dutch dag, from Middle Dutch dach, from Old Dutch dag, from Proto-West Germanic dag, from Proto-Germanic dagaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- — to burn; warm, hot.

dadah (Malay): recreational drugs; goodbye

Definitions

  1. recreational drugs; goodbye

Ancestry of “dadah”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Indonesiandahgood, okay
2Dutchdagday; daytime; !
3Middle Dutchdachday
4Old Dutchdagday
5Proto-West Germanicdagday
6Proto-Germanicdagazday; name of the D-rune
7Proto-Indo-Europeandʰegʷʰ-to burn; warm, hot

Words derived from “dadah”

  • dadah
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰegʷʰ- →