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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwís

This Proto-Indo-European entry contains reconstructed words 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 the same root as *dwóh₁.

Adverb

*dwís

  1. twice, doubly
  2. in two

Descendants
  • Germanic: *twiz- (see there for further descendants)
  • Hellenic: *dwís
  • Indo-Iranian: *dwíš
    • Indo-Aryan: *dwíṣ
    • Iranian: *dwíš
      • Avestan: 𐬠𐬌𐬱‎ (biš)
  • Italic: *dwis

References
  • Martínez García, Javier; de Vaan, Michiel (2014) Introduction to Avestan (Brill Introductions to Indo-European Languages; 1), Brill, →ISBN, page 69
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