Where does “dviraidis” come from?

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

dviraidis (Lithuanian): two-letter

Definitions

  1. two-letter

Ancestry of “dviraidis”, step by step

dviraidis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Pali dvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Palidvitwo
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Lithuanian raĩdė

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Lithuanianraĩdėletter (symbol)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →