Where does “ဒု” come from?

ဒု (Burmese) comes from Pali dutiya, from Sanskrit द्वितीय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

ဒု (Burmese): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “ဒု”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidutiyasecond
2Sanskritद्वितीयsecond, second part, second half; fellow; second...
3Proto-Indo-Aryandwitíyas—
4Proto-Indo-Iraniandwitíyassecond
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwitíyos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos →