Where does “-tua” come from?
-tua (Finnish) comes from Ido tu, from Spanish tú, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc — to be able.
-tua (Finnish): Forms inchoative or passive intransitive verbs...
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Ancestry of “-tua”, step by step
-tua traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Ido tu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ido | tu | you singular, thou |
| 2 | Spanish | tú | you; thou |
| 3 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 4 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 5 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 6 | Polish | tu | here |
| 7 | Polish | być | to be |
| 8 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 9 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 10 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |
via Welsh tu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | tu | side; beside, next to |
| 2 | Proto-Brythonic | tʉβ | strength, growth |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | toibos | side |
via Proto-Germanic walu-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | walu- | — |