Where does “відтак” come from?

відтак (Ukrainian) comes from Ukrainian від, from Proto-Slavic otъ, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

відтак (Ukrainian): then, thereupon, after that

Definitions

  1. then, thereupon, after that

Ancestry of “відтак”, step by step

відтак traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ukrainian від

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianвід(away) from a general point of departure to state the direction of the movement, without implying that the subject was inside a space such as a building or a geographical place
2Proto-Slavicotъfrom, away from; originating from, starting from...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

via Ukrainian так

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ukrainianтакso, thus; yes
2Proto-Slavictakothus, so, in such a way
3Proto-Slavictakъsuch, such a (kind of), of that kind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éEvery word from Proto-Indo-European éti
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