Where does “تو” come from?
تو (Urdu) comes from Sauraseni Apabhramsa तुहुं, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑀁, from Sanskrit त्वम्, from Proto-Iranian tuHám, from Proto-Indo-Iranian túH, from Proto-Indo-European túh₂ — you, thou.
تو (Urdu): you, thou
Ancestry of “تو”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Sauraseni Apabhramsa | तुहुं | — |
| 2 | Sauraseni Prakrit | 𑀢𑀼𑀫𑀁 | you |
| 3 | Sanskrit | त्वम् | you, thou |
| 4 | Proto-Iranian | tuHám | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | túH | you, thou |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | túh₂ | you, thou |