Where does “dedada” come from?

dedada (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dedo, from Old Portuguese dedo, from Latin digitus, from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- — to point out.

dedada (Portuguese): act or instance of touching with the finger

Definitions

  1. act or instance of touching with the finger

Ancestry of “dedada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesededofinger; an informal unit of measurement; toe
2Old Portuguesededo—
3Latindigitusa finger, toe, digit; a twig
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeyḱ-to point out
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyḱ- →Every word from Latin digitus →Every word from Old Portuguese dedo →