Where does “podan” come from?

podan (Romanian) comes from Polish poddany, from Polish poddać, from Polish dać, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

podan (Romanian): taxpayer

Definitions

  1. taxpayer

Ancestry of “podan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishpoddanysubject
2Polishpoddaćto surrender, to give up, to yield
3Polishdaćto give; to let; to allow; to permit; to put out;...
4Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →