Where does “tani” come from?
tani (Albanian) comes from Proto-Albanian ta ̊, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tani (Albanian): now; at present
Ancestry of “tani”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Albanian | ta ̊ | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |