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
Ancestry of “данак”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Slavic | danь | tribute, tax |
| 2 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *dṓˀnis | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |