Where does “ta” come from?
ta (Romanian) comes from Vulgar Latin ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc — to be able.
ta (Romanian): feminine singular of tău your; yours
Definitions
- feminine singular of tău your; yours
Ancestry of “ta”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vulgar Latin | ta | — |
| 2 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |