Where does “duhawit” come from?

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

duhawit (Cebuano): A duet; a musical performance by two people

Definitions

  1. A duet; a musical performance by two people

Ancestry of “duhawit”, step by step

duhawit traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cebuano duha

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

via Cebuano awit

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoawitsong; to sing; to be last in a race, etc
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa