Where does “tata” come from?

tata (Mauritian Creole) comes from Mauritian Creole kaka, from French caca, from Latin cacō — to defecate, shit, pass excrement.

tata (Mauritian Creole): grandfather; poo, excrement; to poo, defecate

Definitions

  1. grandfather; poo, excrement; to poo, defecate

Ancestry of “tata”, step by step

tata traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Mauritian Creole kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Mauritian Creolekakapoo, excrement; to poo, defecate
2Frenchcacapoo
3Latincacōto defecate, shit, pass excrement

via Tamil தாத்தா

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tamilதாத்தாgrandfather, the father of one's parent
Every word from Latin cacō →Every word from French caca →Every word from Mauritian Creole kaka →