Where does “dus” come from?

dus (Guinea-Bissau Creole) comes from Portuguese dois, from Portuguese dous, from Old Portuguese dous, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dus (Guinea-Bissau Creole): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portuguesedoistwo
2PortuguesedousObsolete form of dois
3Old Portuguesedous—
4Latinduōtwo; 2
5Proto-Italicduōtwo
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →