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* : *dwitī́yas

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁.

Numeral

*dwáH

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)
- Pashto: دوه (dwa)
- Khotanese: [script needed] (duva, dva)
- Tumshuqese: [script needed] (dva)
- Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭥𐭩𐭭 (tʿyn)
  - Persian: دو
    - Lurish:
      Northern Luri: دوو (doo)
      
      Bakhtiari: دۆ (do)
      
      Southern Luri: دە (de)
  - Tajik: ду (du)
- Baluchi: دو
Proto-Nuristani: *dū (see there for further descendants)