Where does “kedua” come from?

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

kedua (Malay): second

Definitions

  1. second

Ancestry of “kedua”, step by step

kedua traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Malay dua

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduatwo
2Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ)two
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha—
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Malay ke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaykeor; to
2Old Malayka—
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesiankaif
4Proto-Austronesiankaif

Words derived from “kedua”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →