Where does “द्वैत” come from?

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

द्वैत (Sanskrit): dual

Definitions

  1. dual

Ancestry of “द्वैत”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वtwo, both
2Proto-Indo-IraniandwáHtwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “द्वैत”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwáH →Every word from Sanskrit द्व →