Where does “задава́ться” come from?
задава́ться (Russian) comes from Russian задава́ть, from Russian зада́ть, from Russian дать, from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.
задава́ться (Russian): to set oneself
Definitions
- to set oneself
Ancestry of “задава́ться”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | задава́ть | to set, to assign (an exercise, a lesson) |
| 2 | Russian | зада́ть | to set, to assign (an exercise or lesson) |
| 3 | Russian | дать | to give; to let, to allow; to organize, to create |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | dȁti | to give |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | dṓˀtei | to give |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dédeh₃ti | to be giving |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |