Where does “dalawampu't dalawa” come from?

dalawampu't dalawa (Tagalog) comes from Tagalog dalawa, from Tagalog dalwa.

dalawampu't dalawa (Tagalog): twenty-two

Definitions

  1. twenty-two

Ancestry of “dalawampu't dalawa”, step by step

dalawampu't dalawa traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Tagalog dalawa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalogdalawatwo
2Tagalogdalwa—

via Tagalog Dalawampu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TagalogDalawampumostly found in Batangas
2Tagalogdalawamputwenty

via Tagalog 't

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagalog't—
Every word from Tagalog dalwa →Every word from Tagalog dalawa →