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-.
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Ancestry of “tu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Polish | być | to be |
| 2 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 3 | Old Polish | móc | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | — |