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