Where does “да” come from?

да (Macedonian) comes from Proto-Slavic da, from Serbo-Croatian да̏ти, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

да (Macedonian): yes; if; really

Definitions

  1. yes; if; really

Ancestry of “да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
2Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
3Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
4Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
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-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →