Where does “alwa” come from?

alwa (Tagalog) comes from Proto-Philippine *duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

Ancestry of “alwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa
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