Where does “tu” come from?
tu (Chavacano) comes from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc — to be able.
tu (Chavacano): you singular
Definitions
- you singular
Ancestry of “tu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish | tú | you; thou |
| 2 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 3 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 4 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 5 | Polish | tu | here |
| 6 | Polish | być | to be |
| 7 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 8 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 9 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |