Where does “к тому же” come from?
к тому же (Russian) comes from Russian к, from Proto-Slavic kъ(n), from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
к тому же (Russian): besides, at that, in addition
Definitions
- besides, at that, in addition
Ancestry of “к тому же”, step by step
к тому же traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Russian к
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | к | to, toward; by, for; against |
| 2 | Proto-Slavic | kъ(n) | to, towards |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via Russian тому
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian | тому | dative masculine/neuter singular of тот; dative... |
| 2 | Russian | тот | that, those; the one; the other |
| 3 | Old Turkic | tod- | — |
| 4 | German | tōd | death |
| 5 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 6 | Old High German | tōt | dead |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |