Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dwáH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian entry contains reconstructed words 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-IranianEdit

**Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers**
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Cardinal : dwáH Ordinal* : *dwitíyas

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

NumeralEdit

*dwáH

two

DescendantsEdit

Indo-Aryan: *dwáH
- Sanskrit: द्व (dvá)
  - → Malay: dua, دوا‎; dwi, دوي‎
- Middle Indo-Aryan: *duve
  - Ardhamagadhi Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve)
    - Assamese: দুই (dui)
    - Bengali: দুই (dui)
  - Maharastri Prakrit: [Term?]
    - Konkani: दोन (don)
    - Marathi: दोन (don)
  - Sauraseni Prakrit: 𑀤𑀼𑀯𑁂 (duve)
    - Hindi: दो (do)
    - Nepali: दुई (duī)
    - Punjabi: ਦੋ (do)
Iranian: *dwáH
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀‎ (duua)
- Bactrian: λοι (loi), λοοι (looi), λοο (loo)
- Northern Kurdish: du
Nuristani: *dū́
- Northern Nuristani:
  - Kamkata-viri:
    Kamviri: dū
    Kativiri: diu
  - Prasuni: lū
- Southern Nuristani:
  - Ashkun: du
  - Tregami: du
  - Waigali: dū