Where does “द्वंद्व” come from?

द्वंद्व (Hindi) comes from Sanskrit द्वंद्व, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

द्वंद्व (Hindi): pair, couple; a kind of compound between two...

Definitions

  1. pair, couple; a kind of compound between two...

Ancestry of “द्वंद्व”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वंद्वpair, couple; strife, quarrel, contest, fight;...
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáHEvery word from Sanskrit द्व