Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/dúwo

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

**Proto-Hellenic numbers ^(edit)**
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Cardinal: dúwo Ordinal: déuteros

Alternative forms

*dúwō (from inflected *d(u)wó-h₁)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *duwó, a variant of *dwóh₁ (“two”).^[1]

Numeral

*dúwo

two

Inflection

This numeral needs an inflection-table template.

Descendants

Ancient Greek: δύο (dúo)
- Greek: δύο (dýo)
- Cappadocian Greek:
  - Northeastern:
    - Delmeso: δύο (dýo), δυ̯ό (dy̯ó), ἐδυ̯ό (ἐdy̯ó)
    - Potamia: δύο (dýo)
  - Northwestern:
    - Silata: δύο (dýo)
    - Flojita: δύο (dýo)
    - Malakopi: δύου (dýou), δυ̯ό (dy̯ó)
  - Central:
    - Axo: dυ̯ό (dy̯ó), dύο (dýo)
    - Misthi: γυ̯ό (gy̯ó)
  - Southwestern:
    - Aravan: ρυ̯ό (ry̯ó), ἰρυ̯ό (ἰry̯ó)
    - Gurzono: ρυ̯ό (ry̯ó), ἐρυ̯ό (ἐry̯ó)
    - Fertek: ǰό (ǰó)
  - Southeastern:
    - Oulagatz: ρυ̯ό (ry̯ó), ἐρυ̯ό (ἐry̯ó)
    - Semendere: ἰζυ̯ό (ἰzy̯ó)
- Pharasiot:
  - Pharasa: δύο (dýo)
  - Çukuri: δύου (dýou)
- Silliot:
  - Sille: γυ̯ό (gy̯ó)
- Tsakonian:
  - Southern: δύου (dýou), δύ’ (dý’)
  - Propontis: ντύο (ntýo), ντυό (ntyó), ντό (ntó)

References

^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δύο”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 359

[1] Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010), “δύο”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 359

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