Where does “*dada” come from?

*dada (Proto-Malayic) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah, from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS — chest.

*dada (Proto-Malayic): chest

Definitions

  1. chest

Ancestry of “*dada”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesiandahdahchest
2Proto-AustronesiandaSdaSchest

Words derived from “*dada”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian daSdaS →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian dahdah →