Where does “так” come from?

так (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тако, from Proto-Slavic tako, from Proto-Slavic takъ — such, such a (kind of), of that kind.

так (Russian): so, thus; like that; so much

Definitions

  1. so, thus; like that; so much

Ancestry of “так”, step by step

так traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old East Slavic тако

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтакоso, like that
2Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
3Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind

via Old East Slavic такъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтакъlike that

Words derived from “так”

Every word from Proto-Slavic takъ →Every word from Proto-Slavic tako →Every word from Old East Slavic тако →