Where does “একদম” come from?

একদম (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.

একদম (Bengali): at all, entirely, thoroughly

Definitions

  1. at all, entirely, thoroughly

Ancestry of “একদম”, step by step

একদম traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Bengali এক

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

via Bengali দম

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bengaliদমbreath
2Classical Persianدم—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háykas →Every word from Proto-Indo-Aryan Háykas →