Where does “tomu” come from?

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

tomu (Lower Sorbian): dative masculine singular of ten; dative neuter...

Definitions

  1. dative masculine singular of ten; dative neuter...

Ancestry of “tomu”, 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
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