Where does “там” come from?

там (Belarusian) comes from Old East Slavic тамо, from Proto-Slavic tamo — there; thereto.

там (Belarusian): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “там”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтамоthere
2Proto-Slavictamothere; thereto
Every word from Proto-Slavic tamo →Every word from Old East Slavic тамо →