Where does “ទ្វេ” come from?

ទ្វេ (Khmer) comes from Pali dvi, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

ទ្វេ (Khmer): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “ទ្វេ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidvitwo
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →