Where does “-ť” come from?
-ť (Slovak) comes from Czech ti, from Czech ten, from Proto-Slavic tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.
Ancestry of “-ť”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Czech | ti | they, those; to you |
| 2 | Czech | ten | the; this; that |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | tъ | this, that |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | tas | that |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |