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Where does “tata” come from?

tata (Malay) comes from Javanese ꦠꦠ, from Old Javanese tatā, from Pali tathā, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

tata (Malay): arrangement, order; order; arrangement

Definitions

  1. arrangement, order; order; arrangement

Ancestry of “tata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Javaneseꦠꦠ—
2Old Javanesetatā—
3Palitathā—
4Sanskritतथाin that manner
5Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
6Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
7Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
8Proto-Finnicwiša—
9Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “tata”

  • tatabahasa
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