Where does “două” come from?

două (Romanian) comes from Latin duae, from Latin duō, from Proto-Italic duō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

două (Romanian): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “două”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinduaenominative feminine plural of duo
2Latinduōtwo; 2
3Proto-Italicduōtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “două”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Italic duō →Every word from Latin duō →
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