Where does “tak” come from?
tak (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.
tak (Serbo-Croatian): billiard-cue; arc, vault; shoe heel
Definitions
- billiard-cue; arc, vault; shoe heel
Ancestry of “tak”, step by step
tak traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Italian tacco
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | tacco | heel; chock; first-person singular present... |
| 2 | Italian | taccone | patch; botch; hobnail |
| 3 | Italian | tacca | notch, nick; third-person singular present... |
| 4 | Frankish | takkō | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | takkô | spike, thorn, prickle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deǵ- | to rip, tear |