Where does “tentego” come from?

tentego (Polish) comes from Polish ten, from Old Polish ten, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tentego (Polish): used in place of an action, situation, fact, etc., which the speaker is unwilling or unable to define

Definitions

  1. used in place of an action, situation, fact, etc., which the speaker is unwilling or unable to define

Ancestry of “tentego”, step by step

tentego traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtenthis
2Old Polishtenthis
3Proto-Slavic*tъ
4Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
5Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

via Polish [[to

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polish[[to

via Polish tego]]

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishtego]]

Words derived from “tentego

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tasEvery word from Proto-Slavic *tъ