Where does “divnieks” come from?

divnieks (Latvian) comes from Latvian divi, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *duwōˀ, from German zwei, from Middle High German zwēne, from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

divnieks (Latvian): two, the number two; two; something with the...

Definitions

  1. two, the number two; two; something with the...

Ancestry of “divnieks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latviandivitwo; two o'clock; the two
2Proto-Balto-Slavic*duwōˀtwo
3Germanzweitwo
4Middle High Germanzwēnetwo
5Old High Germanzwēnetwo
6Proto-West Germanictwai-two
7Proto-Germanictwaitwo
8Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Germanic twai →Every word from Proto-West Germanic twai- →
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