Where does “Datscha” come from?
Datscha (German) comes from Russian да́ча, from Russian дать, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Datscha (German): dacha
Ancestry of “Datscha”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Russian | да́ча | — |
| 2 | Russian | дать | to give; to let, to allow; to organize, to create |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | dȁti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |