Where does “dad” come from?
dad (Northern Kurdish) comes from Persian داد, from Middle Persian dʾt', from Old Persian 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶, from Proto-Iranian *daHtáh, from Proto-Indo-European dh₃tós, from Proto-Indo-European -tós — Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems.
dad (Northern Kurdish): justice
Ancestry of “dad”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Persian | داد | justice, equity; shout, yell; redress of... |
| 2 | Middle Persian | dʾt' | law, justice |
| 3 | Old Persian | 𐎭𐎠𐎫𐎶 | — |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | *daHtáh | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dh₃tós | given |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -tós | Creates verbal adjectives from verb stems |