Where does “ta” come from?
ta (French) comes from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc — to be able.
ta (French): your
Definitions
- your
Ancestry of “ta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ta | your |
| 2 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |