English
dacha
Dacha comes from Russian да́ча ‘dacha, villa, country house’, from дать ‘to give’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*dṓˀtei‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*dati‘to give’reconstructed
- Russianmodernдатьdatʹ‘to give’
- Russian, derivedmodernда́чаdáča‘dacha, villa, country house’
- Englishearliest quotation 1899dacha
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dédeh₃ti‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Balto-Slavicc. 2000–500 BCE*dṓˀtei‘to give’reconstructed
- Proto-Slavicc. 400–900 CE*dati‘to give’reconstructed
- Russianmodernдатьdatʹ‘to give’
- Russian, derivedmodernда́чаdáča‘dacha, villa, country house’
- Englishearliest quotation 1899dacha
Earliest quotation: 1899, Cyprian Cope pseudonym; James Biddle Bar, Arabesques: A Perspective: “The belt is full of dachi, i.e., summer villas,…”
The story
Borrowed from Russian да́ча (dáča), originally "gift, portion, land (granted by a prince)", from дать (datʹ, “to give”).
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
add, addition, date, delicious, donate, donation, donor, vendor, dow, rendition, additive, condone, dowry, addendum, dowager, perdition, endow, dower, venta, sconce, dati, 38 more
through Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti ‘to give’
die, data, rent, tradition, dose, surrender, treason, vent, render, rendezvous, antidote, anecdote, dative, 19 more
Today it means
noun A Russian villa or summer house in the countryside.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dacha