Reconstruction:Proto-Chamic/dua

This Proto-Chamic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Chamic

Proto-Chamic cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *dua

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

*dua

  1. two

Descendants

  • Acehnese: duwa
  • Coastal Chamic
  • Highlands Chamic
    • Chru–Northern Chamic
    • Jarai–Rhade

References

  • Thurgood, Graham (1999) From Ancient Cham to Modern Dialects: Two Thousand Years of Language Contact and Change[1], Honolulu: University of Hawaii Press, page 36