Where does “tusa” come from?

tusa (Irish) comes from Old Irish tussu, from Old Irish tú, from Proto-Celtic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tusa (Irish): emphatic form of tú

Definitions

  1. emphatic form of tú

Ancestry of “tusa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtussuyou singular, informal, thou
2Old Irishtúyou singular nominative, thou
3Proto-Celtictūyou (singular), thou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic tū →Every word from Old Irish tú →