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

Etymology

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

Numeral

*dwitī́yas

Proto-Indo-Iranian ordinal numbers

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Cardinal : *dwáH     Ordinal : *dwitī́yas

1. second

Adjective

*dwitī́yas

1. second

Descendants

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