Where does “-tua” come from?
-tua (Finnish) comes from Ido tu, from English thou, from English thousand, from Middle English thousend, from Old English þūsend, from Proto-West Germanic þūsundi, from Proto-Germanic þūsundī, from Proto-Indo-European tuHsont- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
-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 | English | thou | Nominative singular of ye; To address using the... |
| 3 | English | thousand | A numerical value equal to 1,000 = 10 × 100 = 10 |
| 4 | Middle English | thousend | A thousand; 1000 |
| 5 | Old English | þūsend | thousand |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | þūsundi | thousand |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | þūsundī | a thousand |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tuHsont- | thousand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |
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- | — |