Where does “etu” come from?

etu (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic towos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

etu (Chavacano): you singular, especially used at the beginning of a clause

Definitions

  1. you singular, especially used at the beginning of a clause

Ancestry of “etu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishtúyou; thou
2Latintuusyour
3Proto-Italictowosyour
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic towos →Every word from Latin tuus →