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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwi-
Proto-Indo-European
Etymology
Zero grade form of the numeral *dwóh₁ (“two”).
Related terms
- *dwís (“twice, doubly”)
Derived terms
Proto-Indo-European terms prefixed with *dwi-
Descendants
- Proto-Armenian:
- Old Armenian: երկի- (erki-)
- Proto-Germanic: *twi- (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *dwi-
- Proto-Italic: *dwi-
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dwi-
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwi-
- Sanskrit: द्वि (dvi-, “two”) (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Iranian: *dwi-
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬌 (duui, “two”) (as a prefix in some words e.g., 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬛𐬍 (duuidī, “different, various; doubt”)), 𐬠𐬌 (bi, “two- (as prefix)”) (e.g., 𐬠𐬌𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬭 (biaiiar, “two-day”))
- Younger Avestan: 𐬎𐬎𐬌 (uui, “two”) (don't mix up with 𐬬𐬍 (vī, “separate, apart, asunder, through”))
- Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬌 (duui, “two”) (as a prefix in some words e.g., 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬌𐬛𐬍 (duuidī, “different, various; doubt”)), 𐬠𐬌 (bi, “two- (as prefix)”) (e.g., 𐬠𐬌𐬀𐬌𐬌𐬀𐬭 (biaiiar, “two-day”))
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwi-
- *dwoy-
- Proto-Albanian: *duaigā
- Albanian: degë
- Proto-Albanian: *duaigā
See also
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