Where does “तु” come from?

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

तु (Sanskrit): pray, I beg, do; but; and

Definitions

  1. pray, I beg, do; but; and

Ancestry of “तु”, step by step

तु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit त्वम्

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
2Proto-IraniantuHám—
3Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Proto-Indo-European só

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeansóthis; that

Words derived from “तु”

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