Where does “tú” come from?

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

tú (Fala): Second person singular nominative pronoun; you

Definitions

  1. Second person singular nominative pronoun; you

Ancestry of “tú”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetuthou, you
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 →