Where does “jūs” come from?

jūs (Latvian) comes from Proto-Balto-Slavic yu-, from Proto-Indo-European yū́, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

jūs (Latvian): you; accusative plural form of jūs; API '; you

Definitions

  1. you; accusative plural form of jūs; API '; you

Ancestry of “jūs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Balto-Slavicyu-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyū́you
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yū́ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic yu- →