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by talideon 3035 days ago
The 'tó' and 'náthó' mentioned in the article are actually borrowings from Middle Welsh into Middle Irish, but they fell out of fashion again. Old Irish didn't have yes/no equivalents.

'Tá' (present tense independent form of the verb 'bí') and 'tó' aren't thought to be related.