Where does “dua(ʔ)” come from?

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

dua(ʔ) (Proto-Malayic): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dua(ʔ)”, step by step

dua(ʔ) traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
2Proto-Austronesian*duha—
3Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Proto-Oceanic *duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Oceanic*duha—

Words derived from “dua(ʔ)”

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →