Where does “dü” 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.

dü (Kamkata-viri): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dü”, step by step

dü 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 dʰwṓr →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰwā́r →