Where does “εσύ” come from?

εσύ (Greek) comes from Byzantine Greek ἐσύ, from Ancient Greek σύ, from Proto-Hellenic tú, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

εσύ (Greek): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “εσύ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Byzantine Greekἐσύ—
2Ancient Greekσύsecond person singular personal pronoun: you
3Proto-Hellenictúyou, thou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Hellenic tú →Every word from Ancient Greek σύ →