Where does “fakta” come from?

fakta (Ingrian) comes from Russian факт, from Latin factum, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.

fakta (Ingrian): fact

Definitions

  1. fact

Ancestry of “fakta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianфактfact
2Latinfactumfact, deed, act, doing; achievement; accusative...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeh₁-to do, put, place
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- →Every word from Latin factum →Every word from Russian факт →