Where does “అద్వితీయము” come from?
అద్వితీయము (Telugu) comes from Telugu ద్వితీయము, from Telugu ద్వితీయ, from Sanskrit द्वितीय, from Proto-Indo-Aryan dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian dwitíyas, from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos, from Proto-Indo-European dwi-, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
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Ancestry of “అద్వితీయము”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Telugu | ద్వితీయము | second |
| 2 | Telugu | ద్వితీయ | The second day of a lunar fortnight in Hindu... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | द्वितीय | second, second part, second half; fellow; second... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | dwitíyas | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | dwitíyas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dwitíyos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dwi- | two; apart, asunder |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |