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Where does “dám” come from?

dám (Czech) comes from Czech dát, from Old Czech dáti, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dám (Czech): genitive plural of dáma; first-person singular...

Definitions

  1. genitive plural of dáma; first-person singular...

Ancestry of “dám”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdátto give; to put; to have
2Old Czechdáti—
3Proto-Slavicdȁti—
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →