Where does “tú” come from?

tú (Spanish) comes from Latin tuus, from Proto-Italic towos, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

tú (Spanish): you; thou

Definitions

  1. you; thou

Ancestry of “tú”, step by step

tú traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tuus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuusyour
2Proto-Italictowosyour
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via Latin tū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintūyou (singular); thou
2Proto-Italictūyou

Words derived from “tú”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic towos →Every word from Latin tuus →