Where does “देना” come from?

देना (Hindi) comes from Old Hindi देना, from Prakrit 𑀤𑁂𑀇, from Sanskrit ददाति, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

देना (Hindi): to give, grant, award

Definitions

  1. to give, grant, award

Ancestry of “देना”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Hindiदेनाto give; an auxiliary verb
2Prakrit𑀤𑁂𑀇to give
3Sanskritददातिto give, bestow, grant, yield, impart, present,...
4Proto-Indo-AryandádaHti—
5Proto-Indo-IraniandádaHtito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “देना”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dádaHti →