Where does “dot” come from?
dot (Latvian) comes from Latvian duoti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
dot (Latvian): to give; to give, to provide; to give in marriage
Definitions
- to give; to give, to provide; to give in marriage
Ancestry of “dot”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Latvian | duoti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |