Where does “to” come from?
to (Mauritian Creole) comes from French tu, from Old French tu, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
to (Mauritian Creole): you
Ancestry of “to”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | tu | you ; thou; past participle of taire; question... |
| 2 | Old French | tu | thou |
| 3 | Latin | tū | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |