Where does “tad” come from?

tad (Pali) comes from Sanskrit तद्, from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tad (Pali): neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta

Definitions

  1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of ta

Ancestry of “tad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritतद्it; that; this
2Proto-Indo-Iraniansáhe
3Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian sá →Every word from Sanskrit तद् →