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

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tu

Ancestry of “tuni”, step by step

tuni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sicilian tu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliantuyou; thou
2Latintūyou (singular); thou
3Proto-Italictūyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Sicilian ni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Siciliannius, accusative of nuàutri; us, dative of nuàutri;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic tū →Every word from Latin tū →