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Where does “та” come from?

та (Russian) comes from Russian тот, from Old Turkic tod-, from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

та (Russian): nominative feminine singular of тот : that; the...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of тот : that; the...

Ancestry of “та”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтотthat, those; the one; the other
2Old Turkictod-—
3Germantōd—
4Middle High Germantōt—
5Old High Germantōt—
6Proto-West Germanicdauddead
7Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—

Words derived from “та”

  • потому-то
  • -то
  • неужто
  • всего-то
  • там-то
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