Where does “dumneata” come from?
dumneata (Romanian) comes from Romanian domnia, from Romanian ta, from Vulgar Latin ta, from Latin tua, from Latin tuus, from Russian туз, from Polish tuz, from Polish tu — to be able.
dumneata (Romanian): you
Definitions
- you
Ancestry of “dumneata”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | domnia | — |
| 2 | Romanian | ta | feminine singular of tău your; yours |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | ta | — |
| 4 | Latin | tua | inflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative... |
| 5 | Latin | tuus | your |
| 6 | Russian | туз | ace; bigwig; two-oar dinghy |
| 7 | Polish | tuz | ace; luminary, person of importance in their... |
| 8 | Polish | tu | here |
| 9 | Polish | być | to be |
| 10 | Polish | móc | to be able; may, might; to be allowed |
| 11 | Old Polish | móc | can, may, to be able to |
| 12 | Proto-Slavic | moťь | power |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | mógʰtis | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | meǵʰ- | to be able |