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

• *bogъ daďь

Etymology

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

Interjection

*dàďь bože

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