Where does “ty” come from?

ty (Upper Sorbian) comes from Proto-Slavic ty, from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.

ty (Upper Sorbian): you, thou

Definitions

  1. you, thou

Ancestry of “ty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavictyyou
2Proto-Balto-Slavictūˀyou
3Proto-Indo-Europeantúh₂you, thou
Every word from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic tūˀ →Every word from Proto-Slavic ty →