From Proto-Balto-Slavic *dabāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₂ebʰ-eh₂, from *dʰh₂ebʰ- (“to fashion, fit”); related to dabà (“nature, character”). Cognate with Polish doba (“twenty-four hours”), Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐌳𐌰𐌱𐌰𐌽 (gadaban, “to happen; to be suitable”), Latin faber (“artisan”).