Where does “tiu” come from?

tiu (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto -u, from Esperanto unu, from Esperanto nur, from German nur, from Middle High German nuor, from Old High German niwāri.

tiu (Esperanto): who, what person, that one/person; that

Definitions

  1. who, what person, that one/person; that

Ancestry of “tiu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperanto-udo !; -one
2Esperantounuone
3Esperantonuronly, just
4Germannuronly, just, merely, simply; ever; at all;...
5Middle High Germannuor—
6Old High Germanniwāri—

Words derived from “tiu”

Every word from Old High German niwāri →Every word from Middle High German nuor →Every word from German nur →