Reconstruction:Proto-Austronesian/duSa

This Proto-Austronesian 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-Austronesian

**Proto-Austronesian numbers ^(edit)**
← 1	2	3 → ^{[a], [b]}
Cardinal: *duSa

Etymology

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Combination of *du- +‎ *əsa, which means dual *əsa. The root of the word *du- has "dualism" meanings.

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Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /dusa/

Numeral

*duSa

two

Descendants

Tsouic:
- Tsou: euso
- Southern Tsouic:
  - Kanakanabu: cuusa
Western Plains:
- Thao: tusha
- Central Western Plains:
  - Babuza: roa, rua
Northwest Formosam:
- Saisiyat: roSa
- Pazeh: dusa
Proto-Atayalic: *dusaʔ
- Atayal: rusa
East Formosan:
- Kavalanic:
  - Basay: lusa
  - Ketangalan: tsusa
  - Kavalan: zusa, uzusa
- Ami:
  - Amis: tosa
  - Sakizaya: tusa
- Sirayaic:
  - Siraya: duha, ruha
  - Taivoan: ruha
Bunun: dusa
Proto-Rukai: *Dosa
- Rukai: drusa
Puyuma: duwa, zuwa, drua
Paiwan: drusa
Proto-Malayo-Polynesian: *duha (see there for further descendants)

References

Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen; et al. (2023) “*duSa”, in the CLDF dataset from The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary (2010–), →DOI
Blust, Robert; Trussel, Stephen (2010–), “*duSa”, in The Austronesian Comparative Dictionary