Where does “hidwa” come from?

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

hidwa (Tagalog): contradictory; opposed; contrary

Definitions

  1. contradictory; opposed; contrary

Ancestry of “hidwa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Kapampanganadduatwo
2Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
3Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
4Proto-Austronesian*duha—
5Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

Words derived from “hidwa”

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