Where does “دلدادہ” come from?

دلدادہ (Urdu) comes from Persian دلداده, from Persian داده, from Persian دادن, from Old Persian 𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

دلدادہ (Urdu): admirer, devotee, lover

Definitions

  1. admirer, devotee, lover

Ancestry of “دلدادہ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianدلدادهenamoured; lover; sweetheart
2Persianدادهpiece of data, datum
3Persianدادنto give
4Old Persian𐎭𐎭𐎠𐎬𐎢𐎺to give; to take
5Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti →