Where does “jinakost” come from?

jinakost (Czech) comes from Czech jinak, from Proto-Slavic jьnako, from Proto-Slavic jьnъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

jinakost (Czech): otherness

Definitions

  1. otherness

Ancestry of “jinakost”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechjinakdifferently
2Proto-Slavicjьnakootherwise, differently
3Proto-Slavicjьnъother, another; different
4Proto-Balto-Slavic*iˀnas—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic *iˀnas →Every word from Proto-Slavic jьnъ →