Where does “একজন” come from?

একজন (Bengali) comes from Bengali 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.

একজন (Bengali): a, an (for human nouns)

Definitions

  1. a, an (for human nouns)

Ancestry of “একজন”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliএকone
2Sauraseni Prakrit𑀏𑀓𑁆𑀓one
3Ashokan Prakrit𑀏𑀓one
4Sanskritएकone; alone, solitary, single, happening only...
5Proto-Indo-AryanHáykasone
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáykasone
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →