Where does “twa” come from?

twa (Mauritian Creole) comes from French toi, from Middle French toi, from Old French tei, from Latin tē, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

twa (Mauritian Creole): You

Definitions

  1. You

Ancestry of “twa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchtoiYou
2Middle FrenchtoiAlternative form of toy
3Old FrenchteiAlternative form of toi
4Latintē—
5Latintūyou (singular); thou
6Proto-Italictūyou
7Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →