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Where does “te” come from?

te (Latin) comes from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

Ancestry of “te”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintū—
2Proto-Italictūyou
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →