Where does “dava” come from?

dava (Italian) comes from Italian dare, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dava (Italian): third-person singular imperfect of dare

Definitions

  1. third-person singular imperfect of dare

Ancestry of “dava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiandareto give, to transfer the possession/holding of...
2Latindōto give
3Proto-Italicdidōgive
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →