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Where does “dava” come from?

dava (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese dar, from Old Portuguese dar, from Latin dō, from Proto-Italic didō, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

dava (Portuguese): first-person singular imperfect of dar;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular imperfect of dar;...

Ancestry of “dava”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedarto give; to be possible, to can; to throw
2Old Portuguesedar—
3Latindō—
4Proto-Italicdidōgive
5Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →