Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwís

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the same root as *dwóh₁.

Adverb[edit]

*dwís

twice, doubly
in two

Descendants[edit]

Albanian: *dwis^[1]
- Albanian: dysh
Germanic: *twiz- (see there for further descendants)
Hellenic: *dwís
- Ancient Greek: δίς (dís)
Indo-Iranian: *dwíš
- Indo-Aryan: *dwíṣ
  - Sanskrit: द्विस् (dvis)
- Iranian: *dwíš
  - Avestan: 𐬠𐬌𐬱‎ (biš)
Italic: *dwis
- Latin: bis, dis-

See also[edit]

*dwi-

References[edit]

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

^ Orel, Vladimir (1998) , “Proto-Indo-European/dwís”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 80

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