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dutiyaṁ

dutiya

accusative singular neuter of dutiya (ordinal numeral)

1. second
2. twice (when repeated)

Built from

• du — root · two
  Cardinal number; Indo-European root *dwo-, seen in English two, Latin duo, Greek dyo, Sanskrit dvi.
• -tiya — ending · ordinal suffix
  Forms ordinal numerals (first, second, third, etc.) from cardinal numbers. The suffix -tiya derives from the participial/adjectival suffix -ya appended to the numeral stem.

Analysis. du- (two, from dvi) + -tiya (ordinal suffix); literally 'pertaining to two'

Etymology. From the cardinal dve/du (two), cognate with Sanskrit dvi, Greek dyo, English two, Latin duo. The ordinal suffix -tiya follows the pattern of Sanskrit -tīya, forming ordinals from cardinals. The prefix du- is the zero-grade of dvi (two).

Meanings from the Digital Pāḷi Dictionary; morphology and etymology by Claude.

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