Re: Fr/lat/ru tu-vous/tu-vos/ты-вы: etymology ?

Sébastien de Mapias wrote:
Hi,
Just a curiosity: in french the first persons of sing. and plur. 'tu'
and
'vous' are peculiarly close to russian 'ты' and 'вы': is it a
coincidence ?

It isn't a coincidence at all. They are related languages, and these are words with common origins. Likewise, English "thou" and German "du" are related to "tu" and "ты", and Russian "я" is likewise related to French "je", as well as to English "I", German "ich", etc.

What are the etymologies of 'ты' 'вы' ?

Don't know, sorry.
.

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