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тот

In English, тот has 2 different meanings When used as determiner it is that, those (distal to an observer) but it can also mean that, those (already being talked about), used to link a noun with a relative clause, as in the following constructions; usually translated as "the" or, additionally in the plural, "those", the kind/sort/type of, the wrong, not the right, the other, the opposite, the distant, the far (side etc.) or even used in certain collocations to emphasise contrast with something else. When used as pronoun it is that one, those ones (something distal to an observer) but it can also mean used to refer to the instance / instances of the noun in question or just spoken about, or, with кто (kto), the person/people, that fall(s) into a particular category, used to refer to any instance / instances of the noun in question or just spoken about, or, with кто (kto), any person/people, that fall(s) into a particular category, used to refer to the kind/sort/type of the noun in question or just spoken about, or, with кто (kto), person/people, described in the following clause, optionally used in the following construction to refer to the person denoted by кто (kto) earlier in the sentence. Can be omitted, and in English usually the sentence is translated without it too. Has the meaning "that person"., used to refer to the last-mentioned person in a sentence; usually simply translated with the relevant pronoun or the person's name/role. Has the meaning "the latter"., used in certain collocations to emphasise contrast with something else., the wrong one, not the right one, wrong
It evolved from 1 origin. Comes from Proto-Indo-European *só, *séh₂, *tód .