Tata

[Kerry Velazquez]

Can anyone tell me whether "tata", meaning "daddy",
comes directly from the classical nahuatl "tahtli"
(father), or from Spanish?
I have always assumed that "tata" is a diminutive of
"tahtli", but I have recently been told that "tata"
has the same meaning in Spain. Is this just a
co-incidence or is there a reason?

Kerry Velazquez




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Kerry Velazquez Hernandez
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