Where does “da-i” come from?
da-i (Ligurian) comes from Ligurian da, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
Ancestry of “da-i”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ligurian | da | from |
| 2 | Latin | dō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |