Where does “dwoisty” come from?

dwoisty (Polish) comes from Polish dwa, from Old Polish dwa, from Proto-Slavic dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dwoisty (Polish): dual

Definitions

  1. dual

Ancestry of “dwoisty”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishdwatwo
2Old Polishdwatwo
3Proto-Slavicdъvatwo
4Proto-Balto-Slavicduwōtwo
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō →Every word from Proto-Slavic dъva →