Where does “ताऊ” come from?

ताऊ (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit तातगु, from Sanskrit तात, from Prakrit 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢, from Sanskrit तत्त्व, from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

ताऊ (Hindi): father's elder brother

Definitions

  1. father's elder brother

Ancestry of “ताऊ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतातगुpaternal
2Sanskritतातdaddy, papa
3Prakrit𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢heated, warmed, hot
4Sanskritतत्त्वtruth; reality; principle etc
5Sanskritतद्it; that; this
6Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
7Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →