Where does “да” come from?

да (Moksha) comes from Russian да, from Old East Slavic да, 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 (Moksha): yes

Definitions

  1. yes

Ancestry of “да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianдаyes; and; but
2Old East Slavicдаand
3Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
4Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
5Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-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 →