Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.184

v1.c3.s17.184

Tāta, apparently ‘dada’s boy,’ an affectionate term of address by a father (cf. Tata) to a son, is found in the Brāhmaṇas,¹ occurring in the vocative only. But in the sense of ‘father,’ through confusion with Tata, it occurs also as early as the Aitareya Āraṇyaka.²