Where does “lui” come from?

lui (Franco-Provençal) comes from Late Latin illui.

lui (Franco-Provençal): him third-person singular masculine dative or tonic

Definitions

  1. him third-person singular masculine dative or tonic

Ancestry of “lui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinillui—
Every word from Late Latin illui →
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