Where does “Bogdanov” come from?
Bogdanov (English) comes from Russian Богда́нов, from Russian Богдан, from Proto-Slavic Bogъdanъ, from Proto-Slavic dati, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “Bogdanov”, step by step
Bogdanov traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian Богда́нов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | Богда́нов | Bogdan's, Bohdan's |
| 2 | Russian | Богдан | — |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | Bogъdanъ | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dati | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |
via Macedonian Бо́гданов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Macedonian | Бо́гданов | — |
via Bulgarian Богданов
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgarian | Богданов | — |