Where does “kaluhaan” come from?

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

kaluhaan (Cebuano): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “kaluhaan”, step by step

kaluhaan 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- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cebuanoka- -anindicates a place where such objects are found
2Proto-Austronesian*ka- -an—
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →