Where does “ty” come from?

ty (Silesian) comes from Old Polish ty, from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ty (Silesian): second-person singular pronoun; you

Definitions

  1. second-person singular pronoun; you

Ancestry of “ty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishtysingular non-formal second person pronoun thou, you
2Proto-Slavictyyou
3Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ty →