Where does “tu” come from?

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

tu (Savi): you; second-person singular and plural personal pronoun

Definitions

  1. you; second-person singular and plural personal pronoun

Ancestry of “tu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritत्वम्you, thou
2Proto-IraniantuHám—
3Proto-Indo-IraniantúHyou, thou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH →Every word from Proto-Iranian tuHám →