Where does “eta” come from?

eta (Pali) comes from Sanskrit एतद्, from Proto-Indo-European tód, from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

eta (Pali): this; this one; API n

Definitions

  1. this; this one; API n

Ancestry of “eta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritएतद्this, this here; sometimes used to give emphasis...
2Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
3Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “eta”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-European to- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tód →