Where does “دوا” come from?

دوا (Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

دوا (Malay): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “دوا”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdua—
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →