Where does “دلداده” come from?

دلداده (Persian) comes from Persian داده, from Persian دادن, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

دلداده (Persian): enamoured; lover; sweetheart

Definitions

  1. enamoured; lover; sweetheart

Ancestry of “دلداده”, step by step

دلداده traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian داده

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدادهpiece of data, datum
2Persianدادنto give
3Old Persian𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺to give; to take
4Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Persian دل

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلheart; mind; courage
2Proto-Iranian*jā́rdheart
3Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰā́rdheart
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart

Words derived from “دلداده”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti →
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