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dvinnaṁ

dvi

numeral, dual genitive

1. of two
2. belonging to two

Built from

• dvi — root · two
  The numeral two, from PIE *dwei-. Reflects the concrete notion of duality and separation.
• -nnaṁ — ending · dual genitive
  Dual genitive inflection marking possession or relation between two entities.

Analysis. dvi (two) + -nnaṁ (dual genitive ending)

Etymology. From the root *dwei-, the Indo-European word for two, cognate with English two, German zwei, Latin duo, Sanskrit dvau. The same root appears in the Pali prefix vi- (originally 'apart', from the notion of 'two-ness').

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

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