Where does “এটি” come from?

এটি (Assamese) comes from Assamese এ-, from Sanskrit एक, from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

এটি (Assamese): one

Definitions

  1. one

Ancestry of “এটি”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Assameseএ-one; proximity prefix
2Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
3Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
4Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →