Where does “taip” come from?

taip (Lithuanian) comes from Lithuanian tai, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

taip (Lithuanian): yes; yes; sure, okay

Definitions

  1. yes; yes; sure, okay

Ancestry of “taip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuaniantaithat, then in that case; introduces a complement to the main clause
2Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Lithuanian tai →