Where does “-то” come from?

-то (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.

-то (Russian): some-

Definitions

  1. some-

Ancestry of “-то”, 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 “-то”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →Every word from Proto-Germanic daudaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic daud →