Where does “данак” come from?

данак (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic danь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

данак (Serbo-Croatian): day; tribute; tax, levy

Definitions

  1. day; tribute; tax, levy

Ancestry of “данак”, step by step

данак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Slavic danь

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdanьtribute, tax
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*dṓˀnisgiving
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Serbo-Croatian да̑н

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianда̑нday
2Proto-Slavicdь̑nьday
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *dṓˀnis →Every word from Proto-Slavic danь →
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