Where does “to” come from?

to (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian ten, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

to (Lower Sorbian): this; nominative neuter singular of ten;...

Definitions

  1. this; nominative neuter singular of ten;...

Ancestry of “to”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbiantenthis
2Proto-Slavic*tъ
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tasEvery word from Proto-Slavic *tъ