Where does “jelda” come from?

jelda (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.

jelda (Serbo-Croatian): interrogative particle used in tag questions,...

Definitions

  1. interrogative particle used in tag questions,...

Ancestry of “jelda”, step by step

jelda traces back through 3 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 Proto-West Germanic geldan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicgeldanto pay for
2Proto-Germanicgeldanąto pay; to have/give value
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeldʰ-to repay, reward; to pay; to pay for, repay

via Serbo-Croatian je

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Serbo-Croatianjeis; of her; to her
2Serbo-Croatianjȅstis
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dédeh₃ti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic dṓˀtei →