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
Ancestry of “dōnāō”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 5 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
Words derived from “dōnāō”