Where does “ἐσύ” come from?
ἐσύ (Byzantine Greek) comes from Ancient Greek σύ, from Proto-Hellenic tú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
Ancestry of “ἐσύ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Ancient Greek | σύ | second person singular personal pronoun: you |
| 2 | Proto-Hellenic | tú | you, thou |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |