Where does “да” come from?

да (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic 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.

да (Russian): yes; and; but

Definitions

  1. yes; and; but

Ancestry of “да”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicдаand
2Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
3Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
4Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “да”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →