Where does “ruo” come from?

ruo (Marshallese) comes from Proto-Oceanic rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

ruo (Marshallese): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “ruo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanicruatwo
2Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
3Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesianduha—
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
5Proto-Austronesian*duha—
6Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →
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