Where does “dui” come from?

dui (Fiji Hindi) comes from Bhojpuri दुइ, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dui (Fiji Hindi): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dui”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bhojpuriदुइtwo
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →