Where does “Дате” come from?
Дате (Russian) comes from Japanese 伊達, from Japanese 立てる, from Old Japanese 立つ, from Proto-Japonic tatu.
Ancestry of “Дате”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Japanese | 伊達 | chivalrous; heroic; showing-off; vain; stylish;... |
| 2 | Japanese | 立てる | to stand, to place in an upright position; to... |
| 3 | Old Japanese | 立つ | to rise, stand |
| 4 | Proto-Japonic | tatu | — |