Proto-West-Caucasian: *t:at:V
Meaning: 1 grandfather (addr.) 2 daddy
Abkhaz: dad 1
Abaza: dáda 1
Adyghe: tāt 2
Kabardian: dāda 1
Ubykh: dad 2
Comments: PAT *dadV; PAK *t:at:á. A nursery word, but demonstrating regular correspondences. It is usually used in a reduplicated form; but cf. also Abkh. di, dia ( *dVjV ~ *t:VjV) 'mummy'.
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