Where does “dada” come from?
dada (Mauritian Creole) comes from Hindi दादा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dādda-.
dada (Mauritian Creole): paternal grandfather; older brother
Definitions
- paternal grandfather; older brother
Ancestry of “dada”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Hindi | दादा | paternal grandfather; respectful address for an... |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dādda- | — |