Where does “той” come from?

той (Bulgarian) comes from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

той (Bulgarian): he; it

Definitions

  1. he; it

Ancestry of “той”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavic*tъ—
2Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →