Where does “ద్వితీయ” come from?

ద్వితీయ (Telugu) comes 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.

ద్వితీయ (Telugu): The second day of a lunar fortnight in Hindu...

Definitions

  1. The second day of a lunar fortnight in Hindu...

Ancestry of “ద్వితీయ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Sanskritद्वितीयsecond, second part, second half; fellow; second...
2Proto-Indo-Aryandwitíyas—
3Proto-Indo-Iraniandwitíyassecond
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwitíyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwi-two; apart, asunder
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “ద్వితీయ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwitíyos →