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
- first-person singular imperfect of dar;...
Ancestry of “dava”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Portuguese | dar | to give; to be possible, to can; to throw |
| 2 | Old Portuguese | dar | — |
| 3 | Latin | dō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | didō | give |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |