Where does “тот” come from?

тот (Russian) comes from Hungarian Tóth, from Hungarian tót, from Proto-Slavic tjudjь, from Proto-Germanic þeudō, from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.

тот (Russian): that, those; the one; the other

Definitions

  1. that, those; the one; the other

Ancestry of “тот”, step by step

тот traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Hungarian Tóth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1HungarianTóthSlav
2HungariantótA Slovak or Slovene person, or a person of such...
3Proto-Slavictjudjьforeign, strange
4Proto-Germanicþeudōpeople, tribe
5Proto-Indo-Europeantewtéh₂people, tribe
6Proto-Indo-Europeantewh₂-to swell; to crowd; to be strong

via Old East Slavic тъ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтъthat
2Proto-Slavic*tъ
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanthis; that

Words derived from “тот

Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European tewtéh₂Every word from Proto-Germanic þeudō