Where does “ta” come from?

ta (Polish) comes from Polish tak, from Old Polish tak, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a (kind of), of that kind.

ta (Polish): this; yes

Definitions

  1. this; yes

Ancestry of “ta”, step by step

ta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtakyes; so; like this; so
2Old Polishtakso, in this way
3Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
4Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind

via Ukrainian та

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтаand, also, even
2Ukrainianтакso, thus; yes

via Proto-Slavic ta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictainflection of *tъ: ## feminine singular ##...

Words derived from “ta

Every word from Proto-Slavic takъ
ta — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer