Where does “lu” come from?
lu (Asturian) comes from Vulgar Latin illu, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.
lu (Asturian): Third-person singular direct object; him, it
Definitions
- Third-person singular direct object; him, it
Ancestry of “lu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Vulgar Latin | illu | the |
| 2 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 3 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | — |