Where does “karuhaan” come from?

karuhaan (Waray-Waray) comes from Waray-Waray duha, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian duSa — two.

karuhaan (Waray-Waray): twenty

Definitions

  1. twenty

Ancestry of “karuhaan”, step by step

karuhaan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Waray-Waray duha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayduhatwo
2Proto-Malayo-Polynesianduhatwo
3Proto-Austronesian*duha
4Proto-AustronesianduSatwo

via Waray-Waray ka- -an

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Waray-Warayka- -an
Every word from Proto-Austronesian duSa