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Where does “ту” come from?

ту (Russian) comes from Russian тот, from Old Turkic tod-, from German tōd, from Middle High German tōt, from Old High German tōt, from Proto-West Germanic daud, from Proto-Germanic daudaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós.

ту (Russian): accusative feminine singular of тот; the sound of...

Definitions

  1. accusative feminine singular of тот; the sound of...

Ancestry of “ту”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianтотthat, those; the one; the other
2Old Turkictod-—
3Germantōd—
4Middle High Germantōt—
5Old High Germantōt—
6Proto-West Germanicdauddead
7Proto-Germanicdaudazdead
8Proto-Indo-EuropeandʰowHtós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰowHtós →