Where does “mendada” come from?

mendada (Malay) comes from Malay dada, from Proto-Malayic *dada, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS — chest.

mendada (Malay): to confront or face something or someone

Definitions

  1. to confront or face something or someone

Ancestry of “mendada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaydadachest
2Proto-Malayic*dadachest
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahdahchest
4Proto-AustronesiandaSdaSchest
Every word from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah →Every word from Proto-Malayic *dada →