Where does “tento” come from?

tento (Slovak) comes from Slovak ten, from Proto-Slavic *tъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas, from Proto-Indo-European só — this; that.

tento (Slovak): this (nearby)

Definitions

  1. this (nearby)

Ancestry of “tento”, step by step

tento traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Slovak ten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktenthis
2Proto-Slavic*tъ—
3Proto-Balto-Slavictasthat
4Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

via Slovak to

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Slovaktoit; that
2Proto-Slavictoneuter of *tъ; so
Every word from Proto-Indo-European só →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tas →Every word from Proto-Slavic *tъ →