Where does “تا” come from?

تا (Urdu) comes from Persian تا, from Middle Persian tā, from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 — until, while, as long as.

تا (Urdu): to; until; as far as

Definitions

  1. to; until; as far as

Ancestry of “تا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Persianتاuntil; in order to; to
2Middle Persiantā—
3Old Persian𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠until, while, as long as
Every word from Old Persian 𐎹𐎠𐎫𐎠 →Every word from Middle Persian tā →Every word from Persian تا →