Where does “tu” come from?
tu (Italian) comes from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
tu (Italian): you ; thou
Ancestry of “tu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Latin | tū | — |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |