Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-Iranian/dwitī́yas

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *dwi- (“two, apart”). Cognate with Albanian dytë.

Numeral

*dwitī́yas

Proto-Indo-Iranian ordinal numbers
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    Cardinal : *dwáH
    Ordinal : *dwitī́yas
  1. second

Adjective

*dwitī́yas

  1. second

Descendants

  • Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwitī́yas
  • Proto-Iranian: *dwitī́yah (see there for further descendants)

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “dvitīˊya”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press
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