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Reconstruction:Proto-Slavic/daďь bože

This Proto-Slavic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Slavic

Alternative forms

Etymology

From *daďь (“give”, first-person singular imperative) +‎ *bȍgъ (“god”).

Interjection

*dàďь bože[1]

  1. God willing
    Antonym: *ne dàďь bože

Descendants
  • East Slavic:
    • Old East Slavic: даи богъ (dai bogŭ)
      • Belarusian: да́й бо́жа (dáj bóža)
      • Ukrainian: дазь Біг (dazʹ Bih), дазь-бі (dazʹ-bi), дасть-бі (dastʹ-bi)
      • Russian: дай бог (daj bog), даст бог (dast bog); да́жбо (dážbo) (dialectal)
  • South Slavic:
    • Bulgarian: дай Боже (daj Bože)
    • Macedonian: дај Боже (daj Bože)
  • West Slavic:
    • ⇒ Czech: dejž to bůh
    • Polish: daj Boże
    • Sorbian:
      • ⇒ Lower Sorbian: daj Bog gluku

References
  1. Sławski, Franciszek, editor (1976), “dati”, in Słownik prasłowiański [Proto-Slavic Dictionary] (in Polish), volumes 2 (caca – davьnota), Wrocław: Ossolineum, page 353
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