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Where does “tata” come from?

tata (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic tata, from Proto-Indo-European tata-, from Sanskrit तथा, from Sanskrit यथा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian HyátʰaH, from Proto-Indo-European yós, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

tata (Serbo-Croatian): dad, daddy; genitive/accusative singular of tat

Definitions

  1. dad, daddy; genitive/accusative singular of tat

Ancestry of “tata”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictatadad, daddy
2Proto-Indo-Europeantata-father; parent; nipple
3Sanskritतथाin that manner
4Sanskritयथाin which manner or way, according as, as, like
5Proto-Indo-IranianHyátʰaHin which way, as, in which manner
6Proto-Indo-Europeanyósthat, who, which
7Proto-Finnicwiša—
8Proto-Indo-Iranianwišáspoison, venom
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwisósfluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Words derived from “tata”

  • tatica
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