Where does “کاؤ دائی” come from?
کاؤ دائی (Urdu) comes from English Cao Dai, from Vietnamese Đạo Cao Đài, from Vietnamese Đạo, from Chinese 刀, from English Dollar, from Dutch dollar, from English dollar, from Dutch daler — Jacob.
کاؤ دائی (Urdu): Cao Dai
Definitions
- Cao Dai
Ancestry of “کاؤ دائی”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Cao Dai | A syncretic monotheistic religion founded in the 20th century in Vietnam, which worships a deity of the same name |
| 2 | Vietnamese | Đạo Cao Đài | Caodaism Vietnamese religion |
| 3 | Vietnamese | Đạo | — |
| 4 | Chinese | 刀 | knife; single-edged sword |
| 5 | English | Dollar | OS grid ref NS9698 |
| 6 | Dutch | dollar | dollar currency, especially the US dollar |
| 7 | English | dollar | Official designation for currency in some parts... |
| 8 | Dutch | daler | One who descends, one who goes down; Superseded... |
| 9 | German | taler | taler (former unit of currency) |
| 10 | German | Joachimsthaler | Native or inhabitant of Joachimsthal |
| 11 | German | Sankt Joachimsthal | St. Joachim's Valley |
| 12 | German | Sankt | Saint: title given to a saint |
| 13 | Latin | sānctus | sacred, made inviolable, having been established as sacred |
| 14 | Latin | Iacobus | Jacob; James; Saint James |
| 15 | Ancient Greek | Ἰάκωβος | — |
| 16 | Ancient Greek | Ἰακώβ | Jacob |
| 17 | Hebrew | יַעֲקֹב | Jacob |