Where does “ikaduwa” come from?

ikaduwa (Bikol Central) comes from Bikol Central duwa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

Ancestry of “ikaduwa”, step by step

ikaduwa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bikol Central duwa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralduwatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Bikol Central ika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bikol Centralika
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesiani-kahu
3Proto-Austronesiani-kaSu
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa