Where does “дань” come from?

дань (Old Church Slavonic) comes from Proto-Slavic danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

дань (Old Church Slavonic): tribute

Definitions

  1. tribute

Ancestry of “дань”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdanьtribute, tax
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*dṓˀnisgiving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “дань”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic danь →
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