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
Ancestry of “ताऊ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | तातगु | paternal |
| 2 | Sanskrit | तात | daddy, papa |
| 3 | Prakrit | 𑀢𑀢𑁆𑀢 | — |
| 4 | Sanskrit | तत्त्व | truth; reality; principle etc |
| 5 | Sanskrit | तद् | it; that; this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | sá | he |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |