Where does “su” come from?

su (Sardinian) comes from Latin ipsum, from Latin ipse, from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso — himself, herself, itself.

su (Sardinian): the

Definitions

  1. the

Ancestry of “su”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinipsumaccusative masculine singular of ipse; nominative...
2Latinipsehimself, herself, itself, the very, the actual;...
3Proto-Italic*e(s)pesohimself, herself, itself
Every word from Proto-Italic *e(s)peso →Every word from Latin ipse →Every word from Latin ipsum →