Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dwáH

This Proto-Indo-Iranian 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-Indo-Iranian

Proto-Indo-Iranian cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *dwáH
    Ordinal : *dwitíyas

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

    Numeral

    *dwáH

    1. two

    Descendants

    • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwáH
      • Sanskrit: द्व (dvá) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Iranian: *dwáH
      • Avestan: 𐬛𐬎𐬎𐬀 (duua)
      • Bactrian: λοι (loi), λοοι (looi), λοο (loo)
      • Northern Kurdish: du
      • Ossetian:
        Digor Ossetian: дууӕ (duwæ)
        Iron Ossetian: дыууӕ (dywwæ)
      • Khotanese: [script needed] (duva, dva)
      • Tumshuqese: [script needed] (dva)
      • Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭭 (tʿyn)
      • Baluchi: دو
    • Proto-Nuristani: *dū (see there for further descendants)