Where does “tu” come from?

tu (Polish) comes from Polish być, from Polish móc, from Old Polish móc, from Proto-Slavic moťь, from Proto-Indo-European mógʰtis, from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- — to be able.

tu (Polish): here

Definitions

  1. here

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

tu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Polish być

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishbyćto be
2Polishmócto be able; may, might; to be allowed
3Old Polishmóccan, may, to be able to
4Proto-Slavicmoťьpower
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmógʰtis—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵʰ-to be able

via Old Polish tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtuhere
2Proto-Slavictuthere, in that place; here

Words derived from “tu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meǵʰ- →