Romanian word dat comes from Proto-Indo-European *deh₃-, Proto-Indo-European - -tós, and later Proto-Indo-European *dédeh₃ti (To be giving.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *deh₃- | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| - -tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | |
| dȁti | Serbo-Croatian (hbs) | |
| да̏ти | Serbo-Croatian (hbs) | |
| *dédeh₃ti | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | To be giving. |
| *didō | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | Give. |
| *dh₃tós | Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro) | Given. |
| do | Latin (lat) | I give.. I offer, render.. I yield, surrender, concede. |
| *da | Proto-Slavic (sla-pro) | Yes (a term used to indicate agreement). |
| *datos | Proto-Italic (itc-pro) | |
| datus | Latin (lat) | (Late Latin) gift. |
| da | Romanian (ron) | Yes To give. |
| dat | Romanian (ron) | Given. |