Where does “tol” come from?
tol (Asturian) comes from Asturian tou, from Latin tōtus, from Latin tot, from Proto-Indo-European toti, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “tol”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Asturian | tou | all |
| 2 | Latin | tōtus | — |
| 3 | Latin | tot | so many |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | toti | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |