Where does “подданный” come from?

подданный (Russian) 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.

подданный (Russian): national (a person owing allegiance to a state)

Definitions

  1. national (a person owing allegiance to a state)

Ancestry of “подданный”, step by step

подданный traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish poddany

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

via Russian подда́ть

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianподда́тьto strike from below, to kick
2Russianдатьto give; to let, to allow; to organize, to create
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →
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