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Where does “dua” come from?
dua (Ilocano) comes from Proto-Oceanic *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.
dua
(Ilocano): two
Definitions
two
Ancestry of “dua”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Oceanic
*duha
—
2
Proto-Austronesian
duSa
two
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