Where does “potrivăda” come from?
potrivăda (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.
potrivăda (Romanian): to reward
Definitions
- to reward
Ancestry of “potrivăda”, step by step
potrivăda traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian da
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | da | yes; to give |
| 2 | Bulgarian | да | yes; used to express a command; used to express a... |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | da | yes, yeah; in order to |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | да̏ти | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | dȁti | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |