Where does “duo” come from?

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

duo (Minangkabau): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “duo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdua
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *duhaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha