Where does “hidwaan” come from?

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

hidwaan (Tagalog): rift; discord; conflict

Definitions

  1. rift; discord; conflict

Ancestry of “hidwaan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Tagaloghidwacontradictory; opposed; contrary
2Kapampanganadduatwo
3Proto-Philippine*duhatwo
4Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
5Proto-Austronesian*duha—
6Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
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