Where does “tuya” come from?

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

tuya (Spanish): feminine singular of tuyo; thuja; tuya

Definitions

  1. feminine singular of tuyo; thuja; tuya

Ancestry of “tuya”, step by step

tuya traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin tua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latintuainflection of tuus: ## nominative/vocative...
2Latintuusyour
3Proto-Italictowosyour
4Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou

via New Latin thuja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinthuja—
2Ancient Greekθυίαstinking juniper
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Italic towos →Every word from Latin tuus →