Where does “дважды” come from?

дважды (Russian) comes from Russian -жды, from Old Church Slavonic -жды, from Old Church Slavonic шьды, from Proto-Slavic jьti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- — to go.

дважды (Russian): twice, on two occasions

Definitions

  1. twice, on two occasions

Ancestry of “дважды”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russian-ждыtimes
2Old Church Slavonic-жды—
3Old Church Slavonicшьды—
4Proto-Slavicjьtito go
5Proto-Balto-Slaviceiteito go
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éytito go, to be going
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ey-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éyti →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic eitei →