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Where does “daska” come from?

daska (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъska, from Proto-Germanic diskuz, from Latin discus, from Proto-Italic diskō, from Proto-Italic dikskō, from Proto-Indo-European di-dḱ-ské-ti, from Proto-Indo-European deḱ- — take; perceive.

Ancestry of “daska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъskaboard, plank
2Proto-Germanicdiskuztable; dish; bowl
3Latindiscusa discus, quoit; a dish shaped like a discus;...
4Proto-Italicdiskōlearn
5Proto-Italicdikskō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandi-dḱ-ské-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeḱ-take; perceive

Words derived from “daska”

  • daščica
  • daščurina
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