Where does “dan” come from?

dan (Mauritian Creole) comes from French dans, from Old French denz, from Vulgar Latin de intus, from Latin intus, from Latin în, from Latin en, from Proto-Italic en, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.

dan (Mauritian Creole): in; within

Definitions

in; within

Ancestry of “dan”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	dans	in; in, into; in, within
2	Old French	denz	in
3	Vulgar Latin	de intus	Alternative form of deintus
4	Latin	intus	within, inside; at home
5	Latin	în	in, at, on, upon, from (space)
6	Latin	en	lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ
7	Proto-Italic	en	in
8	Proto-Indo-European	h₁én	in

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Italic en →Every word from Latin en →