Where does “դա” come from?
դա (Old Armenian) comes from Old Armenian դո-, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
դա (Old Armenian): that
Ancestry of “դա”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Armenian | դո- | that |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | tód | demonstrative pronoun; that; it |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |