Where does “” come from?

dü (Kamkata-viri) comes from Proto-Nuristani *dwara, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓr, from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer- — door.

(Kamkata-viri): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “”, step by step

traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Nuristani *dwara

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*dwaradoor
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandʰwā́r
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwṓrdoor
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰwer-door

via Proto-Nuristani *dū

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Nuristani*dūtwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰwṓrEvery word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r