Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/tú

This Proto-Hellenic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Hellenic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *túh₂.

Pronoun

*tú

1. you, thou

Inflection

Declension of personal pronouns

Singular	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Nominative	*egṓ(n)	*tú	—
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	*emé, *me	*twé, *twe	*hwé, *hewé, (hw)ín
Genitive	*eméyyo, *méyyo, *emétʰen	*twéyyo, *tewóyyo, *twétʰen	*hwéyyo, *hwétʰen
Dative	*emói, *moi	*twói, *toi, *tewí(n)	*hwói, *hewói, (hw)ín
Locative	*emói, *moi	*tói	?
Instrumental	*emói, *moi	*tói	?
Possessive	*emós	*tewós, *twós	*hewós, *hwós
Dual	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Nominative	*nṓwi	*spʰṓwi	*spʰо̄é
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	*nṓwi	*spʰṓwi	*spʰо̄é
Genitive	*nṓwin	*spʰṓwin	*spʰо̄ín
Dative	*nṓwin	*spʰṓwin	*spʰо̄ín
Locative	?	?	?
Instrumental	?	?	?
Possessive	*nо̄wíteros	*spʰо̄wíteros	?
Plural	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
Nominative	*əhmés, *əhmées	*uhmés, *uhmées	*spʰées
Vocative	—	—	—
Accusative	*əhmé	*uhmé	*spʰé
Genitive	*əhméо̄n	*uhméо̄n	*spʰéо̄n
Dative	*əhmí(n)	*uhmí(n)	*spʰí(n)
Locative	*əhmí(n)	*uhmí(n)	?
Instrumental	?	?	?
Possessive	*əhmós, *əhméteros	*uhmós, *uhméteros	*spʰós, *spʰéteros

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: σύ (sú)

  Boeotian Greek: τού (toú), τού (toú), τούν (toún)

  Doric Greek: τύ (tú), τύνη (túnē)

  Epic Greek: τύνη (túnē)

  • Greek: εσύ (esý)
  • Tsakonian: εκιού (ekioú)