Where does “shuwa” come from?

shuwa (Ibaloi) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

shuwa (Ibaloi): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “shuwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
2Proto-Austronesian*duha
3Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa
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