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Where does “σύ” come from?

σύ (Ancient Greek) comes from Proto-Hellenic tú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

σύ (Ancient Greek): second person singular personal pronoun: you

Definitions

  1. second person singular personal pronoun: you

Ancestry of “σύ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Hellenictúyou, thou
2Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “σύ”

  • σου
  • εσύ
  • εσύ
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