Where does “dos” come from?

dos (Papiamentu) comes from Kabuverdianu dos, from Portuguese dois, from Portuguese dous, from Old Portuguese dous, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dos (Papiamentu): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dos”, step by step

dos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Kabuverdianu dos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kabuverdianudostwo
2Portuguesedoistwo
3PortuguesedousObsolete form of dois
4Old Portuguesedous
5Latinduōtwo; 2
6Proto-Italicduōtwo
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Spanish dos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishdostwo
2Old Spanishdostwo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Italic duōEvery word from Latin duō