Where does “dowai” come from?

dowai (Alangan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

dowai (Alangan): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dowai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
2Proto-Austronesian*duha
3Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa