Where does “hu” come from?

hu (Lower Sorbian) comes from Lower Sorbian wu, from Proto-Slavic u, from Proto-Balto-Slavic au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

hu (Lower Sorbian): Obsolete spelling of wu

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of wu

Ancestry of “hu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lower Sorbianwuat; at the home, office, workshop, etc. of
2Proto-Slavicuat, near, by
3Proto-Balto-Slavicau—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic au →