Where does “अपितु” come from?

अपितु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit तु, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

अपितु (Sanskrit): however, nonetheless, then too

Definitions

however, nonetheless, then too

Ancestry of “अपितु”, step by step

अपितु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit तु

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	तु	pray, I beg, do; but; and
2	Sanskrit	त्वम्	you, thou
3	Proto-Iranian	tuHám	—
4	Proto-Indo-Iranian	túH	you, thou
5	Proto-Indo-European	túh₂	you, thou

via Sanskrit अपि

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Sanskrit	अपि	close by or to, within, before; adv. further,...
2	Proto-Indo-Iranian	Hápi	near
3	Cebuano	hapi	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →