Where does “dede” come from?
dede (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu dedu, from Portuguese dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.
dede (Papiamentu): finger
Ancestry of “dede”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | dedu | finger; toe |
| 2 | Portuguese | dedo | finger; an informal unit of measurement; toe |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | dedo | — |
| 4 | Latin | digitus | a finger, toe, digit; a twig |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deyḱ- | to point out |