Where does “так” come from?

так (Kyrgyz) comes from Persian تخت, from Middle Persian tʾht', from Proto-Iranian *táxtah, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

так (Kyrgyz): faithful

Definitions

  1. faithful

Ancestry of “так”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتختflat; throne; capital
2Middle Persiantʾht'throne
3Proto-Iranian*táxtah—
4Proto-Indo-Iranian*táktas—
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian *táktas →Every word from Proto-Iranian *táxtah →