Where does “budući da” come from?

budući da (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Serbo-Croatian da, from Proto-Slavic da, 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.

budući da (Serbo-Croatian): since, because

Definitions

  1. since, because

Ancestry of “budući da”, step by step

budući da traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Serbo-Croatian da

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatiandathat; to, so, so that, in order to; to
2Proto-Slavicdayes, yeah; in order to
3Serbo-Croatianда̏тиto give
4Proto-Slavicdȁtito give
5Proto-Balto-Slavicdṓˀteito give
6Proto-Indo-Europeandédeh₃tito be giving
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give

via Serbo-Croatian biti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianbitito be, to exist; Vrijeme je lijepo, a ja sam...
2Proto-Slavicbytito be
3Proto-Balto-Slavicbū́ˀteito be
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →