Where does “duha-duha” come from?

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

duha-duha (Cebuano): by pairs; two by two; two at a time

Definitions

  1. by pairs; two by two; two at a time

Ancestry of “duha-duha”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoduhatwo; 2; both; the two
2Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha—
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

Words derived from “duha-duha”

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