Where does “ਦੁ-” come from?
ਦੁ- (Punjabi) comes from Punjabi ਦੋ, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
ਦੁ- (Punjabi): two, bi-, di-
Ancestry of “ਦੁ-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Punjabi | ਦੋ | two |
| 2 | Sanskrit | द्व | two, both |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwáH | two |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |