Where does “दोन” come from?

दोन (Marathi) comes from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

दोन (Marathi): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “दोन”, step by step

दोन traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit द्व

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

via Old Marathi 𑘟𑘻𑘡𑘲

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Marathi𑘟𑘻𑘡𑘲—

Words derived from “दोन”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →