Where does “là” come from?

là (Romansch) comes from Latin illac, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

là (Romansch): there

Definitions

  1. there

Ancestry of “là”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillacthat way, that side, there, along that path, in...
2Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
3Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
4LatinolleArchaic form of ille
5Proto-Italic*olnosthat
Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →