Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwís
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This Proto-Indo-European 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-European
Etymology
From PIE *dwóh₁ ("two") by analogy with *trís ("thrice").
Adverb
*dwís
Descendants
- Pre-Proto-Albanian: *dwis
- Early Proto-Albanian: *dis-
- Proto-Germanic: *twiz- (see there for further descendants)
- Proto-Hellenic: *dwís
- Ancient Greek: δίς (dís)
- Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dwíš
- Proto-Italic: *dwis
See also
References
- Martínez García, Javier, de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1), Brill, →ISBN, page 69
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “Proto-Indo-European/dwís”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 80
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174