Where does “этот” come from?

этот (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.

этот (Russian): proximal demonstrative adjective and pronoun,...

Definitions

  1. proximal demonstrative adjective and pronoun,...

Ancestry of “этот”, step by step

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

Words derived from “этот”

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