Where does “du” come from?

du (Northern Kurdish) comes from Proto-Iranian duHmáh, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás, from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

du (Northern Kurdish): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “du”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-IranianduHmáh—
2Proto-Indo-IraniandʰuHmásmist, fog; smoke
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰuh₂móssmoke
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

Words derived from “du”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰuh₂mós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dʰuHmás →