Where does “دوّاوْ” come from?

دوّاوْ (Pattani Malay) comes from Proto-Malayic dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

دوّاوْ (Pattani Malay): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “دوّاوْ”, step by step

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