Where does “tad” come from?

tad (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh tad, from Proto-Brythonic tad, from Proto-Celtic tatos.

tad (Welsh): father

Definitions

  1. father

Ancestry of “tad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshtad—
2Proto-Brythonictadfather
3Proto-Celtictatos—

Words derived from “tad”

Every word from Proto-Celtic tatos →Every word from Proto-Brythonic tad →Every word from Middle Welsh tad →
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