Where does “kadday” come from?

kadday (Tausug) comes from Malay kedai, from Tamil கடை, from Tamil குடை, from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 — umbrella, parasol.

kadday (Tausug): restaurant, eatery

Definitions

  1. restaurant, eatery

Ancestry of “kadday”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykedaishop
2Tamilகடைshop
3Tamilகுடைumbrella
4Old Tamil𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃umbrella, parasol
Every word from Old Tamil 𑀓𑀼𑀝𑁃 →Every word from Tamil குடை →Every word from Tamil கடை →