Where does “*tárȷ́ʰi” come from?
*tárȷ́ʰi (Proto-Indo-Iranian) comes from Proto-Indo-European to-, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “*tárȷ́ʰi”, step by step
*tárȷ́ʰi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Indo-European to-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |
via Proto-Indo-European ǵʰi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰi | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |