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Where does “даћа” come from?

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

даћа (Serbo-Croatian): tax, tribute; funeral feast, memorial feast

Definitions

  1. tax, tribute; funeral feast, memorial feast

Ancestry of “даћа”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianда̏ти—
2Proto-Slavicdȁti—
3Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
4Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
5Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →