Where does “द्विगु” come from?

द्विगु (Sanskrit) comes from Sanskrit द्वि, from Sanskrit द्व, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

द्विगु (Sanskrit): A kind of tatpuruṣa compound of which the first...

Definitions

  1. A kind of tatpuruṣa compound of which the first...

Ancestry of “द्विगु”, step by step

द्विगु traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Sanskrit द्वि

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्विThe digit or number - two
2Sanskritद्वtwo, both
3Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Sanskrit गु

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritगुcow; earth; ray
2Sanskritगूथfeces, excrement, ordure
3Proto-Indo-Europeang(ʷ)uH-feces

Words derived from “द्विगु

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáHEvery word from Sanskrit द्व