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Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Czech) comes from Old Czech tamo, from Proto-Slavic tamo — there; thereto.

tam (Czech): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Czechtamo—
2Proto-Slavictamothere; thereto

Words derived from “tam”

  • tamní
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