Where does “tahou” come from?
tahou (Middle French) comes from Old French taho, from Old French ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być — to be able.
Ancestry of “tahou”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | taho | — |
| 2 | Old French | ta | your |
| 3 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 5 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 6 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 7 | Polish | tu | here |
| 8 | Polish | być | to be |
| 9 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 10 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 11 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |