Where does “dua” come from?

dua (Proto-Malayo-Sumbawan) comes from Proto-Sunda-Sulawesi dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

Ancestry of “dua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Sunda-Sulawesidua
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

Words derived from “dua

Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSaEvery word from Proto-Austronesian *duhaEvery word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha