Where does “lu” come from?

lu (Neapolitan) comes from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.

lu (Neapolitan): Alternative form of 'u

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of 'u

Ancestry of “lu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
2LatinolleArchaic form of ille
3Proto-Italic*olnosthat

Words derived from “lu”

Every word from Proto-Italic *olnos →Every word from Latin olle →Every word from Latin ille →
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