Where does “тот” come from?
тот (Russian) comes 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.
тот (Russian): that, those; the one; the other
Definitions
- that, those; the one; the other
Ancestry of “тот”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Turkic | tod- | — |
| 2 | German | tōd | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | tōt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | tōt | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | daud | dead |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | daudaz | dead |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰowHtós | — |