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Where does “dva” come from?

dva (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Proto-Slavic dъva, from Proto-Balto-Slavic duwō, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dva (Serbo-Croatian): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “dva”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Slavicdъvatwo
2Proto-Balto-Slavicduwōtwo
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “dva”

  • dvadeset
  • dvojnik
  • dvjesto
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →