Where does “dána” come from?

dána (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish dánae, from Old Irish dán, from Proto-Celtic dānus, from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dána (Middle Irish): used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore

Definitions

  1. used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore

Ancestry of “dána”, step by step

dána traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish dánae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdánaebold, courageous, brave
2Old Irishdángift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in...
3Proto-Celticdānusgift
4Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Old Irish dano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdanoused to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore

Words derived from “dána”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European déh₃nom →Every word from Proto-Celtic dānus →