Where does “dătător” come from?

dătător (Romanian) comes from Romanian da, from Bulgarian да, from Proto-Slavic da, 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.

dătător (Romanian): giving; giver

Definitions

  1. giving; giver

Ancestry of “dătător”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romaniandayes; to give
2Bulgarianдаyes; used to express a command; used to express a...
3Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
4Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
5Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
6Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
7Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃tiEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei
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