Where does “dōnāō” come from?

dōnāō (Proto-Italic) comes from Proto-Italic -āō, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.

dōnāō (Proto-Italic): to give, to present

Definitions

  1. to give, to present

Ancestry of “dōnāō”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
2Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
3Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
5Chichewaiyehe, she

Words derived from “dōnāō”

Every word from Chichewa iye →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti →Every word from Proto-Italic -āō →