Where does “směrodatný” come from?

směrodatný (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.

směrodatný (Czech): decisive

Definitions

  1. decisive

Ancestry of “směrodatný”, step by step

směrodatný traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech dát

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechdátto give; to put; to have
2Old Czechdátito give
3Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Czech směr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechsměrdirection
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →