Where does “kaduha” come from?

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

kaduha (Cebuano): shortened form of makaduha

Definitions

  1. shortened form of makaduha

Ancestry of “kaduha”, step by step

kaduha 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 ka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa