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-

Definitions

  1. two, bi-, di-

Ancestry of “ਦੁ-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Punjabiਦੋtwo
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “ਦੁ-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →