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Where does “дати” come from?

дати (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dȁti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti, from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- — to give.

Ancestry of “дати”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdȁti—
2Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
3Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
4Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

Words derived from “дати”

  • даћа
  • давалац
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