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
Ancestry of “duo”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Malayic | dua | — |
| 2 | Proto-Malayo-Polynesian | duha | two |
| 3 | Proto-Austronesian | *duha | — |
| 4 | Proto-Austronesian | duSa | two |