Where does “تاکنون” come from?

تاکنون (Persian) comes from Persian تا, from Middle Persian tā, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 — until, while, as long as.

تاکنون (Persian): hitherto; up to now; so far

Definitions

  1. hitherto; up to now; so far

Ancestry of “تاکنون”, step by step

تاکنون traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Persian تا

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاuntil; in order to; to
2Middle Persiantā—
3Old Persian𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠until, while, as long as

via Persian کنون

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianکنون—
Every word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian tā →Every word from Persian تا →