Where does “da” come from?

da (Proto-Slavic) comes from Serbo-Croatian да̏ти, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

da (Proto-Slavic): yes, yeah; in order to

Definitions

  1. yes, yeah; in order to

Ancestry of “da”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
2Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “da”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →