Etymology

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Today it means: A female given name from Sanskrit used in India. Full definition →

Sanskrit दया
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The story

  1. Sanskrit · borrowed fromदया“pity, mercy, compassion”
  2. English todayDaya

Borrowed from Sanskrit दया (dayā, “pity, mercy, compassion”).

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