Where does “একো” come from?

একো (Assamese) comes from Assamese এক, from Sauraseni Prakrit 𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓, from Ashokan Prakrit 𑀏𑀓, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

একো (Assamese): Used with negative verbs anything

Definitions

  1. Used with negative verbs anything

Ancestry of “একো”, step by step

একো traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Assamese এক

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseএকone
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
4Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via Assamese ও

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseওfile, rasp
2Sanskritॐom; aum; the sacred syllable and mantra in...
3Sanskritओow, ouch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →