Where does “za” come from?

za (Old High German) comes from Proto-Germanic ta, from Proto-Germanic tō, from Proto-Indo-European de — Emphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Ancestry of “za”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanictato
2Proto-Germanicto
3Proto-Indo-EuropeandeEmphatic or contrastive particle, and, but;...

Words derived from “za

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deEvery word from Proto-Germanic Every word from Proto-Germanic ta