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Where does “צוויי” come from?

צוויי (Yiddish) comes from Old High German zwēne, from Proto-West Germanic twai-, from Proto-Germanic twai, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

צוויי (Yiddish): two

Definitions

  1. two

Ancestry of “צוויי”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanzwēnetwo
2Proto-West Germanictwai-two
3Proto-Germanictwaitwo
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

Words derived from “צוויי”

  • צווייט
  • צווייטיק
  • צווייטבעסט
  • צווייטנס
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