Where does “даваться” come from?

даваться (Russian) comes from Russian -ся, from Old East Slavic сѧ, from Proto-Slavic sę, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

даваться (Russian): to let oneself, to allow oneself (to be caught, to be cheated, etc.)

Definitions

  1. to let oneself, to allow oneself (to be caught, to be cheated, etc.)

Ancestry of “даваться”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-сяReflexive suffix appended to finite verbs and...
2Old East Slavicсѧ
3Proto-Slaviconeself: myself, yourself, himself, herself,...
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*senoneself
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swéEvery word from Russian -сяEvery word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sen
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