Where does “ta” come from?
ta (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu sta, from Portuguese estar, from Old Portuguese estar, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.
ta (Papiamentu): to be; is
Ancestry of “ta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Kabuverdianu | sta | to be; is |
| 2 | Portuguese | estar | to be; to cost , especially of something whose... |
| 3 | Old Portuguese | estar | to be |
| 4 | Latin | stō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |