Where does “ดูวา” come from?

ดูวา (Urak Lawoi') comes from Proto-Malayic dua(ʔ), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

ดูวา (Urak Lawoi'): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “ดูวา”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Malayicdua(ʔ)two
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha—
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo
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