Where does “дали” come from?

дали (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian да, from Proto-Slavic da, from Serbo-Croatian да̏ти, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

дали (Bulgarian): whether, if

Definitions

  1. whether, if

Ancestry of “дали”, step by step

дали traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bulgarian да

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianдаyes; used to express a command; used to express a...
2Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
3Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
4Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Bulgarian ли

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1BulgarianлиA question-forming interrogative particle for...
2Proto-Slavicliquestion-forming interrogative particle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →