Where does “daj” come from?
daj (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian daja, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian daya, from Proto-Austronesian daya — landward; upstream.
daj (Albanian): I divide
Ancestry of “daj”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | daja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | daya | landward; upstream; to trick |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | daya | landward; upstream |