Where does “tvoja” come from?

tvoja (Russenorsk) comes from Russian твой, from Old East Slavic твои, from Proto-Slavic tvojь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic twaja-, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tvoja (Russenorsk): you

Definitions

  1. you

Ancestry of “tvoja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтвойyour, yours, thy, thine
2Old East Slavicтвоиthy, your
3Proto-Slavictvojьthy, your
4Proto-Balto-Slavictwaja-—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic twaja- →Every word from Proto-Slavic tvojь →