Where does “tuten” come from?

tuten (Czech) comes from Czech ten, from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tuten (Czech): this

Definitions

  1. this

Ancestry of “tuten”, step by step

tuten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Czech ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtenthe; this; that
2Proto-Slavictъthis, that
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Czech tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechtuhere; feminine accusative singular of ten
2Old Czechtuhere, there
3Proto-Slavictuthere, in that place; here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъ →