Where does “dâ” come from?

dâ (Macanese) comes from Portuguese dar, from Old Portuguese dar, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dâ (Macanese): to give

Definitions

  1. to give

Ancestry of “dâ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedarto give; to be possible, to can; to throw
2Old Portuguesedar—
3Latindōto give
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Italic didō →