Where does “dātta” come from?

dātta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दात्र, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram — a sickle, scythe.

dātta (Pali): sickle, scythe

Definitions

  1. sickle, scythe

Ancestry of “dātta”, step by step

dātta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit दात्र

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदात्रa sickle; a kind of crooked knife
2Proto-Indo-Iranian*dáHtrama sickle, scythe

via Sanskrit दत्त

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदत्तgiven, granted, presented
Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *dáHtram →Every word from Sanskrit दात्र →