Where does “teu” come from?

teu (Portuguese) comes from Old Portuguese tou, from Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic towos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

teu (Portuguese): Second-person singular possessive pronoun

Definitions

  1. Second-person singular possessive pronoun

Ancestry of “teu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Portuguesetou—
2Latintuusyour
3Proto-Italictowosyour
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic towos →Every word from Latin tuus →