Where does “duwa” come from?

duwa (Tagakaulu Kalagan) comes from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

duwa (Tagakaulu Kalagan): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “duwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
2Proto-Austronesian*duha—
3Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa →Every word from Proto-Austronesian *duha →Every word from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha →