Unknown origin

Where the Romanian word “dar” comes from

Of unknown origin.

DEX ’98 says

Homonym 3 (conj.): Et. nec. → Unknown origin · DEX '98

Homonym 2 (adv.): Et. nec. → Unknown origin · DEX '98

Homonym 1 (s.n.): Din sl. darú. → Old Slavic · DEX '98

Wiktionary says

Inherited Latin (a different language)

The route, according to Wiktionary

Latin de

In film dialogue

5,685 times per million words · number 29 among spoken words

In Wikipedia

1,621 times per million words

In Romanian prose, per million words

1825–1849	1850–1874	1875–1899	1900–1924	1925–1949
5,327	4,136	5,029	4,530	4,895

Swap in a synonym

da (Neighbouring Slavic languages), așa (Inherited Latin), deci (Made in Romanian), însă (Inherited Latin), totuși (Made in Romanian), desigur (Made in Romanian), atenție (French), altfel (Made in Romanian)

Definition on dexonline · The word’s full card

More words from the same layer

iar, găsi, puțin, copil, ban, privi, băiat, naibă, ori, adică, vorbă, gata