Where does “ты” come from?

ты (Russian) comes from Old East Slavic тꙑ, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ты (Russian): second-person singular, nominative case: you,...

Definitions

  1. second-person singular, nominative case: you,...

Ancestry of “ты”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old East Slavicтꙑyou, thou
2Proto-Slavictyyou
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

Words derived from “ты

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀEvery word from Proto-Slavic ty
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