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
- second, second part, second half; fellow; second...
Ancestry of “द्वितीय”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dwitíyas | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwitíyas | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dwitíyos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |
Words derived from “द्वितीय”