Where does “sikaduha” come from?

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

sikaduha (Cebuano): half denominator in a fraction

Definitions

  1. half denominator in a fraction

Ancestry of “sikaduha”, step by step

sikaduha 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 Proto-Austronesian Sika-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-AustronesianSika-—
2FinnishSikaPig the twelfth animal in the 12-year cycle in Chinese zodiac
3Proto-Finniccikapig
4Proto-West Germanictigāshe-goat
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →