Where does “tu” come from?

tu (Catalan) comes from Old Catalan tu, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tu (Catalan): you singular; thou

Definitions

  1. you singular; thou

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Catalantu—
2Latintūyou (singular); thou
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →