Where does “ดูเวะ” come from?

ดูเวะ (Urak Lawoi') comes from Malay duit, from Dutch duit, from Old Norse þveit, from Proto-Germanic þwaitą, from Proto-Indo-European tweys- — to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...

ดูเวะ (Urak Lawoi'): money

Definitions

  1. money

Ancestry of “ดูเวะ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malayduitmoney; copper cash; coin
2DutchduitA Dutch copper coin with the value of 1⁄160 of a...
3Old Norseþveita clearing
4Proto-Germanicþwaitą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeantweys-to shake, hurl, toss; to shake, agitate; to hurl,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tweys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þwaitą →Every word from Old Norse þveit →