Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwís

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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Adverbial form of PIE *dwóh₁ ("Two").

Adverb[edit]

*dwís

twice, doubly
in two

Descendants[edit]

Pre-Proto-Albanian: *dwis^[1]
- Early Proto-Albanian: *dis-^[2]
Proto-Germanic: *twiz- (see there for further descendants)
Proto-Hellenic: *dwís
- Ancient Greek: δίς (dís)
Proto-Indo-Iranian: *dwíš
- Proto-Indo-Aryan: *dwíṣ
  - Sanskrit: द्विस् (dvis)
- Proto-Iranian: *dwíš
  - Avestan: 𐬠𐬌𐬱‎ (biš)
Proto-Italic: *dwis
- Latin: bis, dis-

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
^ Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[2], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

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

[2] Orel, Vladimir E. (2000) A concise historical grammar of the Albanian language: reconstruction of Proto-Albanian‎^[2], Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, pages 173-174

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Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/dwís

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