Where does “tā” come from?

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

tā (Pali): feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta;...

Definitions

  1. feminine nominative/accusative plural of ta;...

Ancestry of “tā”, step by step

tā traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European tód

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeantóddemonstrative pronoun; that; it
2Proto-Indo-Europeanto-it; that; the, that
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Sanskrit स

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritसan anapest; a snake; air, wind
2Sanskritइto go
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éy-he, this

Words derived from “tā”

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