Where does “dvi” come from?
dvi (Pali) comes from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
dvi (Pali): two
Ancestry of “dvi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Sanskrit | द्व | two, both |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwáH | two |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |