# Why we say “da”

Romanian is the only Romance language whose word for yes does not come from Latin. We say **da** from Slavic (O.Slav. *da*), while Italian says *sì*, Spanish *sí* and French *oui* — all from Lat. *sic*.

## Figures

- **da** — 11,847 per million in written CoRoLa, 14,212 in speech (20.0% more)
- 9 of the top 10 words are Latin, only “da” is Slavic
- 20 per day means 7,300 per year (20 × 365)

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Method: DEX 2009, Rosetti 1986, CoRoLa RACAI.