Where does “द्वितीय” come from?

द्वितीय (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

द्वितीय (Sanskrit): second, second part, second half; fellow; second...

Definitions

  1. second, second part, second half; fellow; second...

Ancestry of “द्वितीय”, step by step

द्वितीय traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-Aryan dwitíyas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Aryandwitíyas—
2Proto-Indo-Iraniandwitíyassecond
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwitíyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via Proto-Indo-Iranian dwitī́yas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Iraniandwitī́yassecond

Words derived from “द्वितीय”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos →