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
Ancestry of “εσύ”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Byzantine Greek | ἐσύ | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σύ | second person singular personal pronoun: you |
| 3 | Proto-Hellenic | tú | you, thou |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |