Where does “tuni” come from?
tuni (Sicilian) comes from Sicilian tu, from Latin tū, from Proto-Italic tū, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
tuni (Sicilian): Alternative form of tu
Ancestry of “tuni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sicilian | tu | you ; thou |
| 2 | Latin | tū | — |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | tū | you |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |