Where does “tam” come from?

tam (Polish) comes from Polish tędy, from Old Polish tędy, from Proto-Slavic tǫda, from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tam (Polish): there; genitive plural of tama

Definitions

  1. there; genitive plural of tama

Ancestry of “tam”, step by step

tam traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish tędy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtędythis way
2Old Polishtędythen
3Proto-Slavictǫdathere, thither
4Proto-Slavictъthis, that
5Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
6Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Polish ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtenthis
2Old Polishtenthis
3Proto-Slavic*tъ—

via Old Polish tam

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtamthere
2Proto-Slavictamothere; thereto

Words derived from “tam”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic tъ →