Where does “так” come from?

так (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Italian tacco, from Italian taccone, from Italian tacca, from Frankish takkō, from Proto-Germanic takkô, from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- — to rip, tear.

так (Serbo-Croatian): billiard-cue; arc, vault; shoe heel

Definitions

  1. billiard-cue; arc, vault; shoe heel

Ancestry of “так”, step by step

так traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian tacco

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiantaccoheel; chock; first-person singular present...
2Italiantacconepatch; botch; hobnail
3Italiantaccanotch, nick; third-person singular present...
4Frankishtakkō—
5Proto-Germanictakkôspike, thorn, prickle
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeǵ-to rip, tear

via Turkish tak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Turkishtakarch
2Ottoman Turkishطاقarch, a curved, vertical structure spanning an open space underneath it
3Arabicطَاق—
4Persianطاقvault; arch
5Arabicطاقto bear; arch
6Middle Iraniantāk—

via French taquet

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchtaquetsmall piece of wood or metal used to maintain or...
2Frenchestaque—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European deǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic takkô →Every word from Frankish takkō →