English
dati
Dati comes from Hebrew דתי ‘religious’, from Old Persian Old Persian form ‘law’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEOld Persian formtransliteratedoriginal script Old Persian form, a transliteration‘law’
- Hebrew1880s–presentדת‘religion’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentדתיdatí‘religious’
- Englishtodaydati
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deh₃-‘to give’reconstructed
- Old Persianc. 600–300 BCEOld Persian formtransliteratedoriginal script Old Persian form, a transliteration‘law’
- Hebrew1880s–presentדת‘religion’
- Hebrew, derived1880s–presentדתיdatí‘religious’
- Englishtodaydati
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- ‘to give’
add, die, addition, rent, data, date, delicious, tradition, dose, surrender, donor, treason, vent, vendor, render, donate, dow, donation, rendezvous, rendition, anecdote, condone, dowry, additive, antidote, addendum, dowager, endow, dower, perdition, sconce, dacha, 40 more
Today it means
adj religious rather than secular; observing Jewish customs
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deh₃- / dati