Where does “tento” come from?
tento (Czech) comes from Czech ten, from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
tento (Czech): this
Ancestry of “tento”, step by step
tento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Czech ten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | ten | the; this; that |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | tъ | this, that |
| 3 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Czech to
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Czech | to | it, this, that |
| 2 | Old Czech | to | it, this, that |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | to | neuter of *tъ; so |
Words derived from “tento”