Where does “twój” come from?

twój (Polish) comes from Old Polish twój, from Proto-Slavic tvojь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twaja-, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

twój (Polish): singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours; thy, thine

Definitions

  1. singular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours; thy, thine

Ancestry of “twój”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtwójsingular second person possessive pronoun; your, yours; thy, thine
2Proto-Slavictvojьthy, your
3Proto-Balto-Slavictwaja-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twaja- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvojь →