ددو

Bakhtiari

Alternative forms

• دِثو (dethu), دئو (da'u), دده (dade)

Etymology

Likely from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)- (“to suck”), related to دا. Cognate with دایه (dâya). An indication for this is that the local Persian dialects of Gīlân use this word to mean both 'mother'/'wet nurse' and 'sister'.

Noun

ددو (daðu)

1. sister

Synonyms

• (sister): آجی (âji), خو (xow)

Descendants

• → Kholosi: dedô