Where does “dāya” come from?

dāya (Pali) comes from Sanskrit दाय, from Sanskrit दा, from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

Ancestry of “dāya”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritदायgift, present, donation
2Sanskritदाa giver; to give; to cut, reap, divide, mow
3Proto-Indo-IraniandaH-give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place

Words derived from “dāya”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian daH- →Every word from Sanskrit दा →