Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dwitī́yas

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two, apart”). Cognate with Albanian dytë.

Numeral edit

*dwitī́yas

**Proto-Indo-Iranian ordinal numbers**
< 1	2	3 >
Cardinal : dwáH Ordinal* : *dwitī́yas

second

Adjective edit

*dwitī́yas

second

Descendants edit

Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwitī́yas
- Sanskrit: द्वितीय (dvitī́ya)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit:^[1]
    - Gujarati: બીજું (bījũ)
    - Hindi: बिया (biyā) (poetic)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀇𑀚𑁆𑀚 (duijja)
    - Hindi: दूज (dūj), दूजा (dūjā)
Proto-Iranian: *dwitī́yah (see there for further descendants)

References edit

^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvitīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

[1] Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvitīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press

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