Where does “tui” come from?
tui (Latin) comes from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu, from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь — to be able.
tui (Latin): genitive singular of tū; thee; masculine...
Definitions
- genitive singular of tū; thee; masculine...
Ancestry of “tui”, step by step
tui traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin tuus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 2 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 3 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 4 | Polish | tu | here |
| 5 | Polish | być | to be |
| 6 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 7 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 8 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |